Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!” So they went out and began killing throughout the city. Young's Literal Translation And they begin among the aged men who [are] before the house, and He saith unto them, ‘Defile the house, and fill the courts with the wounded, go forth.’ And they have gone forth and have smitten in the city. King James Bible And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. Hebrew Then He toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say them, אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Defile טַמְּא֣וּ (ṭam·mə·’ū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean the temple הַבַּ֗יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house and fill וּמַלְא֧וּ (ū·mal·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of the courts הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת (ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common plural Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet with the slain. חֲלָלִ֖ים (ḥă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2491: Pierced, polluted Go forth!” צֵ֑אוּ (ṣê·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim So they went out וְיָצְא֖וּ (wə·yā·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and began killing וְהִכּ֥וּ (wə·hik·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5221: To strike throughout the city. בָעִֽיר׃ (ḇā·‘îr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement |