Verse 30
Judges 19:30
World English Bible, British Edition
30
It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done
or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider
it, take counsel, and speak.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֣ה כָל הָ/רֹאֶ֗ה וְ/אָמַר֙ לֹֽא נִהְיְתָ֤ה וְ/לֹֽא נִרְאֲתָה֙ כָּ/זֹ֔את לְ/מִ/יּ֞וֹם עֲל֤וֹת בְּנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֑ה שִֽׂימוּ לָ/כֶ֥ם עָלֶ֖י/הָ עֻ֥צוּ וְ/דַבֵּֽרוּ
English Translation
And it shall be that all who see and say, "Never has such a thing happened, nor has it been seen, since the day the children of Israel went up from the land of Egypt until this day," set it upon yourselves as a testimony and speak.
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Chapter 19 Context
1
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite
living on the farther si...
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2
His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him
to her father’s house to Bet...
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3
Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring
her again, having his servant...
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4
His father-in-law, the young lady’s father, kept him there; and he stayed
with him three days. So th...
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5
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose
up to depart. The young lady’s fath...
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6
So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young
lady’s father said to the ma...
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7
The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed
there again.
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8
He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young
lady’s father said, “Please...
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9
When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his
servant, his father-in-law, the young...
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10
But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and went near
Jebus (also called Jerusalem). Wi...
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11
When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant
said to his master, “Please come and...
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12
His master said to him, “We won’t enter into the city of a foreigner
that is not of the children of...
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13
He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places;
and we will lodge in Gibea...
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14
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them
near Gibeah, which belongs to Be...
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15
They went over there, to go in to stay in Gibeah. He went in, and sat
down in the street of the city...
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16
Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening.
Now the man was from the hill cou...
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17
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the
city; and the old man said, “W...
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18
He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the
farther side of the hill country of Ephr...
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19
Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys; and there is bread
and wine also for me, and for y...
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20
The old man said, “Peace be to you! Just let me supply all your
needs, but don’t sleep in the street...
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21
So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder. Then
they washed their feet, and ate...
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22
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city,
certain wicked fellows, surroun...
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23
The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said
to them, “No, my brothers, please don’t...
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24
Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring
them out now. Humble them, and do...
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25
But the men wouldn’t listen to him; so the man grabbed his concubine,
and brought her out to them; a...
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26
Then the woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the
door of the man’s house where he...
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27
Her lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house,
and went out to go his way; and b...
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28
He said to her, “Get up, and let’s get going!” but no one answered.
Then he took her up on the donke...
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29
When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up
his concubine, and divided her, limb by...
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30
It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done
or seen from the day that the ch...