“her husband arose and went after her to speak friendly unto her and to bring her again, taking his servant with him and a couple of asses. And she brought him into her father's house and when the father Damsel saw him he rejoiced…”
Judges 19
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1Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
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2But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father's house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,
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3her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father's house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
4His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay, so he remained with him three days, eating, drinking, and lodging there.
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5On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go."
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6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl's father said to the man, "Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry."
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7The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
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8On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl's father said, "Please refresh your heart." So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.
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9When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home."
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10But the man was unwilling to spend the night. He got up and departed, and arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.
“But the man would not spend the night. He rose and departed. And he arrived opposite Jebus.". That is Jerusalem. He had with him a couple of saddled donkeys and his concubine was with him.”
11When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, "Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here."
“When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over and the servant said to his master, Come now, let us turn aside to the city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it.”
12But his master replied, "We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah."
“His master said to him, We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to”
13He continued, "Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
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14So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
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15They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
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16That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
“And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field, and even which was also of Mount Ephraim. And he sojourned in Gibeah, but the men of that place were Benjamites.”
17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, "Where are you going, and where have you come from?"
“And when he lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city. And the old man said, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou?”
18The Levite replied, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
“And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehem, Judah, toward the side of Mount Ephraim, from thence am I. And I went to Bethlehem, Judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord, and there is no man that receiveth me to…”
19even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack."
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20"Peace to you," said the old man. "Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square."
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21So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.
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22While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!"
“Now, as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about and beat at the door and speak to the master of the house, the old man saying, bring forth the man that…”
“now they were making their hearts merry. Judges 19. Behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about and beat at the door and spake to the master of the house, the old man saying, bring forth the…”
23The owner of the house went out and said to them, "No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.
“And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly, seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.”
24Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man's concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man."
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25But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.
“But the men would not hearken to him. So the man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them. And they knew her and abused her all the night until the morning. When the day began to spring, they let her go.”
“"...But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and he made a girl out to them. And they knew her and abused her all night until the morning. And as the dawn began to break, they let her go.”
26Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.
“Then came the woman in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was till it was light.”
“And as the morning appeared, the woman came. She fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was until it was light.".”
27In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
“"...Her master rose up in the morning. And when he had opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house with her hands on the threshold.”
“And her lord rose up in the morning. You see, he'd been sleeping. And he opened the doors of the house and went to go his way. And behold, the woman, his concubine, was fallen down at the door of the house and her hands were upon…”
28"Get up," he told her. "Let us go." But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
“He said to her, Get up. Let us be going. But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey and the man rose and went away to his home.”
29When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
“And when he was come into a house, his house, he took a knife and laid hold on his concubine and divided her together with her bones into twelve pieces and sent her unto all the coast of Israel.”
“And when he entered his house, he took a knife, taking hold of his concubine, he divided her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and he sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.".”
30And everyone who saw it said, "Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!"
“It was so that all that saw it said, there was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day. Consider it. Take advice and speak your minds.”