Verse 23
Judges 19:23
World Messianic Bible
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The man, the master of the house, went out to them, and said to them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, don’t do this folly.
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
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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Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servan...
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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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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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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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The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
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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 departed, and toward Jebus (also called Jer...
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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 us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibe...
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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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The old man said, “Peace be to you; how ever let me supply all your needs. Just don’t sleep in the s...
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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...
24
Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do...
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But the men wouldn’t listen to him: so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to th...
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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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Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and...
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He said to her, “Get up, and let us be going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donke...
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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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It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the ch...
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