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Judges 19

A Levite's Concubine Degraded

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Now it cameh1961 about in thoseh1992a daysh3117, when  athereh369 was noh369 kingh4428 in Israelh3478, that there was a certainh376 Leviteh3881  1stayingh1481a in the remoteh3411 parth3411 of the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669, who tookh3947 a concubineh6370 for himself from Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063.

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But his concubineh6370 playedh2181 the harloth2181 againsth5921 him, and she wenth1980 away from him to her father'sh1 househ1004 in Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063, and was thereh8033 for a periodh3117 of fourh702 monthsh2320.

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Then her husbandh376 aroseh6965 and wenth1980 afterh310 her to  aspeakh1696  1tenderlyh3820 to her in order to bringh7725 her backh7725,  2taking with him his servanth5288 and a pairh6776 of donkeysh2543. So she broughth935 him into her father'sh1 househ1004, and when the girl'sh5291 fatherh1 sawh7200 him, he was gladh8055 to meeth7122 him.

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His father-in-lawh2860b, the girl'sh5291 fatherh1, detainedh2388 him; and he remainedh3427 with him threeh7969 daysh3117. So they ateh398 and drankh8354 and lodgedh3885a thereh8033.

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Now on the fourthh7243 dayh3117 they goth7925 up earlyh7925 in the morningh1242, and he  1preparedh6965 to goh1980; and the girl'sh5291 fatherh1 saidh559 to his son-in-lawh2860a, " aSustainh5582  2yourselfh3820 with a pieceh6595 of breadh3899, and afterwardh310 you may goh1980."

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So bothh8147 of them sath3427 downh3427 and ateh398 and drankh8354 togetherh3164a; and the girl'sh5291 fatherh1 saidh559 to the manh376, "Pleaseh4994 be willingh2974 to spendh3885a the nighth3885a, and  alet your hearth3820 be merryh3190."

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Then the manh376 aroseh6965 to goh1980, but his father-in-lawh2860b urgedh6484 him so that he spenth3885a the nighth3885a thereh8033 againh7725.

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On the fifthh2549 dayh3117 he aroseh7925 to goh1980 earlyh7925 in the morningh1242, and the girl'sh5291 fatherh1 saidh559, "Pleaseh4994 sustainh5582  1yourselfh3824, and waith4102 untilh5704  2afternoonh5186h3117"; so bothh8147 of them ateh398.

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When the manh376 aroseh6965 to goh1980 along with his concubineh6370 and servanth5288, his father-in-lawh2860b, the girl'sh5291 fatherh1, saidh559 to him, "Beholdh2009 nowh4994, the dayh3117 has drawnh7503  1to a closeh6150; pleaseh4994 spendh3885a the nighth3885a. Loh2009, the dayh3117 is  2comingh2583 to an endh2583; spendh3885a the nighth3885a hereh6311 that your hearth3824 may be merryh3190. Then tomorrowh4279 you may ariseh7925 earlyh7925 for your journeyh1870 so that you may goh1980  3homeh168."

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But the manh376 was not willingh14 to spendh3885a the nighth3885a, so he aroseh6965 and departedh1980 and cameh935 to a place oppositeh5227  aJebush2982 (that is, Jerusalemh3389). And there were with him a pairh6776 of saddledh2280 donkeysh2543; his concubineh6370 also was with him.

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When they were nearh5973 Jebush2982, the dayh3117 was almosth3966 goneh7286; and  athe servanth5288 saidh559 to his masterh113, "Pleaseh4994 comeh1980, and let us turnh5493 asideh5493 into thish2088 cityh5892b of the Jebusitesh2983 and spendh3885a the nighth3885a in it."

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However, his masterh113 saidh559 to him, "We will not turnh5493 asideh5493 into the cityh5892b of foreignersh5237 whoh834 are not of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478; but we will goh5674a on as farh5704 as Gibeahh1390."

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He saidh559 to his servanth5288, "Comeh1980 and let us approachh7126 oneh259 of these placesh4725; and we will spendh3885a the nighth3885a in Gibeahh1390 orh176 Ramahh7414."

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So they passedh5674a alongh5674a and wenth1980 their way, and the sunh8121 seth935 on them nearh681a Gibeahh1390 whichh834 belongs to Benjaminh1144.

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They turnedh5493 asideh5493 thereh8033 in order to enterh935 and lodgeh3885a in Gibeahh1390. When  1they enteredh935,  1they sath3427 downh3427 in the openh7339 squareh7339 of the cityh5892b, for noh369 oneh376 tookh622 them into his househ1004 to spendh3885a the nighth3885a.

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Then beholdh2009, an oldh2205 manh376 was comingh935 out of the fieldh7704 from his workh4639 at eveningh6153. Now the manh376 was from  athe hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669, and he was  1stayingh1481a in Gibeahh1390, but the menh376 of the placeh4725  bwere Benjamitesh1145.

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And he liftedh5375 up his eyesh5869 and sawh7200 the travelerh376h732 in the openh7339 squareh7339 of the cityh5892b; and the oldh2205 manh376 saidh559, "Whereh575 are you goingh1980, and whereh370 do you comeh935 from?"

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He saidh559 to him, "We are passingh5674a from Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063 to the remoteh3411 parth3411 of the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669, for I am from thereh8033, and I wenth1980 to Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063. But I am now goingh1980 to  1my househ1004, and noh369 manh376 will takeh622 me into his househ1004.

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"Yet thereh3426 is bothh1571 strawh8401 and fodderh4554 for our donkeysh2543, and alsoh1571 breadh3899 and wineh3196 for me,  1your maidservanth519, and  athe youngh5288 manh5288 who is with your servantsh5650; thereh369 is noh369 lackh4270 of anythingh3605h1697."

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The oldh2205 manh376 saidh559, " aPeaceh7965 to you. Onlyh7534 let me take care of allh3605 your needsh4270; howeverh7534, do not spendh3885a the nighth3885a in the openh7339 squareh7339."

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 aSo he tookh935 him into his househ1004 and gaveh1101b the donkeysh2543 fodderh1101b, and they washedh7364 their feeth7272 and ateh398 and drankh8354.

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While they were  1celebratingh3190h3820, beholdh2009,  athe menh376 of the cityh5892b, certainh376  2 bworthlessh1100 fellowsh1121, surroundedh5437 the househ1004, poundingh1849 the doorh1817; and they spokeh559 to the ownerh1167 of the househ1004, the oldh2205 manh376, sayingh559, "Bringh3318 out the manh376 whoh834 cameh935 into your househ1004 that we may haveh3045  3relationsh3045 with him."

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Then the manh376, the ownerh1167 of the househ1004, wenth3318 out to them and saidh559 to them, "Noh408, my fellowsh251, pleaseh4994 do not acth7489a so wickedlyh7489a; sinceh310h834 thish2088 manh376 has comeh935 into my househ1004,  ado not commith6213a thish2088 acth5039 of follyh5039.

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aHereh2009 is my virginh1330 daughterh1323 and his concubineh6370. Pleaseh4994 let me bringh3318 them out that you may ravishh6031a them and doh6213a to them  1whatever you wishh2896ah5869. But do not commith6213a suchh2088 an acth1697 of follyh5039 against thish2088 manh376."

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But the menh376 wouldh14 not listenh8085 to him. So the manh376 seizedh2388 his concubineh6370 and broughth3318 her out to them; and they rapedh3045 her and abusedh5953a her allh3605 nighth3915 untilh5704 morningh1242, then leth7971 her goh7971 at the approachh5927 of dawnh7837.

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 1As the dayh1242 began to dawnh6437h1242, the womanh802 cameh935 and fellh5307 downh5307 at the doorwayh6607 of the man'sh376 househ1004 whereh834h8033 her masterh113 was, untilh5704 full daylighth216.

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When her masterh113 aroseh6965 in the morningh1242 and openedh6605a the doorsh1817 of the househ1004 and wenth3318 out to goh1980 on his wayh1870, then beholdh2009, his concubineh6370 was lyingh5307 at the doorwayh6607 of the househ1004 with her handsh3027 on the thresholdh5592b.

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He saidh559 to her, "Geth6965 up and let us goh1980,"  abut thereh369 was noh369 answerh6030a. Then he placedh3947 her on the donkeyh2543; and the manh376 aroseh6965 and wenth1980 to his  1homeh4725.

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When he enteredh935 his househ1004, he tookh3947 a knifeh3979 and laidh2388 holdh2388 of his concubineh6370 and  acuth5408 her in twelveh8147h6240 piecesh5409, limb by limbh6106, and senth7971 her throughouth3605 the territoryh1366 of Israelh3478.

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Allh3605 who sawh7200 it saidh559, "Nothingh3808 like thish2088 has ever happenedh1961 or been seenh7200 from the dayh3117 when the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 cameh5927 up from the landh776 of Egypth4714 to thish2088 dayh3117. Considerh7760 it,  atakeh5779 counselh5779 and speakh1696 up!"



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