19:1 And there was a Levite sojourning in
the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem
Judah.
19:2 And his concubine departed from him, and went away from him to the
house of her father to Bethleem Judah, and she was there four months.
19:3 And her husband rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to
recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of
asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of
the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him.
19:4 And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and
he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there.
19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he
stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law,
Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go.
19:6 So they two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the
damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let thy heart be merry.
19:7 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law constrained him,
and he stayed and lodged there.
19:8 And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the
father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and quit thyself as a
soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.
19:9 And the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man;
but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the
day has declined toward evening; lodge here, an let thy heart rejoice; and
ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy
habitation.
19:10 But the man would not lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came
to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem,) and [there was] with him a
pair of asses saddled, and his concubine [was] with him.
19:11 And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the
young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside to
this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it.
19:12 And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city,
where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far
as Gabaa.
19:13 And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the
places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.
19:14 And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near
to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.
19:15 And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge in Gabaa; and they went
in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who
conducted them into a house to lodge.
19:16 And behold, an old man came out of the field from his work in the
evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gabaa, and
the men of the place [were] sons of Benjamin.
19:17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the
city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest
thou?
19:18 And he said to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Judah to the sides
of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Judah, and
I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his house.
19:19 Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me
and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there is no want of
anything.
19:20 And the old man said, Peace [be] to thee; only be every want of thine
upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the street.
19:21 And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and
they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
19:22 And they [were] comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the
city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and
they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man
who came into thy house, that we may know him.
19:23 And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren,
do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not
ye this folly.
19:24 Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring
them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your
eyes; but to this man do not this folly.
19:25 But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold
of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused
her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.
19:26 And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the
house where her husband was, until it was light.
19:27 And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the
house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his
concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on
the threshold.
19:28 And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she
was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his place.
19:29 And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her
into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel.
19:30 And it was so, that every one who saw it said, [Such a day] as this
has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the
children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye counsel
concerning it, and speak. |
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 Yehovah; 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. |