Verse 23
Judges 19:23
New Living Translation
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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 man is a guest in my house, and such a thing would be shameful.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם הָ/אִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַל הַ/בַּ֔יִת וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם אַל אַחַ֖/י אַל תָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑א אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר בָּ֞א הָ/אִ֤ישׁ הַ/זֶּה֙ אַל בֵּיתִ֔/י אַֽל תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת הַ/נְּבָלָ֥ה הַ/זֹּֽאת
English Translation
And the man of the house went out to them and said, "Do not, my brothers, do not do evil, after this man has come to my house; do not commit this disgraceful act."
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Chapter 19 Context
1
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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10
But this time the man was determined to leave. So he took his two saddled donkeys and his concubine...
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11
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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14
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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19
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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23
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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