19:29a When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb

When he got there he used a knife to cut her body in pieces.
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Once he arrived home, he took out his knife and cut the arms and legs off her body.

19:29b into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

He divided it into twelve parts and sent them to all the ⌊twelve clan⌋ areas in the land of Israel.
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He split her body into twelve pieces and sent ⌊one piece⌋ to each area where the Israel people lived.

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