Verse 7
Judges 19:7
New Living Translation
7
The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and stayed the night.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֥קָם הָ/אִ֖ישׁ לָ/לֶ֑כֶת וַ/יִּפְצַר בּ/וֹ֙ חֹתְנ֔/וֹ וַ/יָּ֖שָׁב וַ/יָּ֥לֶן שָֽׁם
English Translation
And the man arose to go, and he pleaded with his father-in-law, and he stayed and lodged there.
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Chapter 19 Context
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Now in those days Israel had no king. There was a man from the tribe of Levi living in a remote area...
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But she became angry with him and returned to her father’s home in Bethlehem. After about four month...
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her husband set out for Bethlehem to speak personally to her and persuade her to come back. He took...
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Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.
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On the fourth day the man was up early, ready to leave, but the woman’s father said to his son-in-la...
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So the two men sat down together and had something to eat and drink. Then the woman’s father said, “...
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The man got up to leave, but his father-in-law kept urging him to stay, so he finally gave in and st...
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On the morning of the fifth day he was up early again, ready to leave, and again the woman’s father...
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Later, as the man and his concubine and servant were preparing to leave, his father-in-law said, “Lo...
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But this time the man was determined to leave. So he took his two saddled donkeys and his concubine...
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It was late in the day when they neared Jebus, and the man’s servant said to him, “Let’s stop at thi...
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“No,” his master said, “we can’t stay in this foreign town where there are no Israelites. Instead, w...
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Come on, let’s try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we’ll spend the night in one of those towns...
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So they went on. The sun was setting as they came to Gibeah, a town in the land of Benjamin,
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so they stopped there to spend the night. They rested in the town square, but no one took them in fo...
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That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephra...
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When he saw the travelers sitting in the town square, he asked them where they were from and where t...
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“We have been in Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “We are on our way to a remote area in the hi...
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even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread a...
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“You are welcome to stay with me,” the old man said. “I will give you anything you might need. But w...
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So he took them home with him and fed the donkeys. After they washed their feet, they ate and drank...
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While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. Th...
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The old man stepped outside to talk to them. “No, my brothers, don’t do such an evil thing. For this...
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Here, take my virgin daughter and this man’s concubine. I will bring them out to you, and you can ab...
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But they wouldn’t listen to him. So the Levite took hold of his concubine and pushed her out the doo...
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At daybreak the woman returned to the house where her husband was staying. She collapsed at the door...
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When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold.
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He said, “Get up! Let’s go!” But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her...
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When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one...
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Everyone who saw it said, “Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel...
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