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19:1 And it came to pass in those days, when
there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of
mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
19:2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her
father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring
her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into
her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
19:4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three
days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he
rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart
with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's
father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine
heart be merry.
19:7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged
there again.
19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father
said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat
both of them.
19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his
father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward
evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that
thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go
home.
19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over
against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his
concubine also was with him.
19:11 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his
master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge
in it.
19:12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a
stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.
19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to
lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
19:14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they
were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
19:15 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in,
he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his
house to lodging.
19:16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was
also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were
Benjamites.
19:17 And when he had 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?
19:18 And he said unto him, We are passing
from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to
Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that
receiveth me to house.
19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine
also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there
is no want of any thing.
19:20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me;
only lodge not in the street.
19:21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed
their feet, and did eat and drink.
19:22 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 spake to the master
of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we
may know him.
19:23 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 mine
house, do not this folly.
19:24 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now,
and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not
so vile a thing.
19:25 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: and
when the day began to spring, they let her go.
19:26 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.
19:27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out
to go his way: and, behold, the woman his
concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.
19:28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered.
Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
19:29 And when he was come into 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 into
all the coasts of Israel.
19:30 And 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 of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
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