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When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When he entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֣א vai·ya·vo
his house, a house Noun H1004 בֵּיתֹ֗ו bei·tov
he took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּ֤ח vai·yik·kach
a knife a knife Noun H3979 הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ ham·ma·'a·che·let
and laid hold to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 וַיַּחֲזֵ֣ק vai·ya·cha·zek
of his concubine concubine Noun H6370 בְּפִֽילַגְשֹׁ֔ו be·fi·lag·shov,
and cut to cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints Verb H5408 וַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙ vay·nat·te·che·ha
her in twelve two (a card. number) Noun H8147 לִשְׁנֵ֥ים lish·neim
Analysis:

Twelve: People, the people of God

Naturally, when the number twelve is mentioned, two thoughts enter into one's mind.  The first thought is the twelve tribes of Israel and the second is the twelve disciples. Both groups represent the people of God. Hence, when the number twelve appears in the Scriptures, the reader ought to think of the people of God in some unique or specific manner.  

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pieces, a piece (of a divided carcass) Noun H5409 נְתָחִ֑ים ne·ta·chim;
limb by limb, bone, substance, self Noun H6106 לַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָ la·'a·tza·mei·ha,
and sent to send Verb H7971 וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָ vay·shal·le·che·ha,
her throughout the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכֹ֖ל be·chol
the territory border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 גְּב֥וּל ge·vul
of Israel. "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ yis·ra·'el.
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New American Standard Bible 1995 When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
King James Bible When And when he entered was come into his house, he took a knife knife, and laid hold of on his concubine concubine, and cut divided her, together with her in bones, into twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout into all the territory coasts of Israel.
Hebrew Greek English When he entered his house, he took a knife and laid hold of his concubine and cut her in twelve pieces, limb by limb, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.