Verse 1
Judges 19:1
English Revised Version
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And it came to pass in these days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִי֙ בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים הָ/הֵ֔ם וּ/מֶ֖לֶךְ אֵ֣ין בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יְהִ֣י אִ֣ישׁ לֵוִ֗י גָּ֚ר בְּ/יַרְכְּתֵ֣י הַר אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַ/יִּֽקַּֽח ל/וֹ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ מִ/בֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָֽה
English Translation
And it was in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite was staying in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, and he took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem of Judah.
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Chapter 19 Context
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And it came to pass in these days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite...
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And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to B...
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And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his...
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And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they...
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And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depar...
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So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel’s father said unto th...
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And the man rose up to depart; but his father in law urged him, and he lodged there again.
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And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Comfort...
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And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the d...
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But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (th...
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When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray t...
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And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, that is not of the...
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And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in...
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So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belonget...
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And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the...
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And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even; now the man was of the hi...
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And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said...
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And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill country...
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Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and fo...
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And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in...
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So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder: and they washed their feet, and did eat...
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As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset t...
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And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pr...
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Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye th...
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But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth u...
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Then came the woman in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her...
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And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way:...
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And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass;...
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And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided he...
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And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the...
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