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1. And it came to pass[H1961] in those[H1992] days,[H3117] when there was no[H369] king[H4428] in Israel,[H3478] that there was[H1961] a certain[H376] Levite[H3881] sojourning[H1481] on the side[H3411] of mount[H2022] Ephraim,[H669] who took[H3947] to him a concubine[H802] [H6370] out of Bethlehem-judah.[H4480] [H1035] [H3063]

2. And his concubine[H6370] played the whore[H2181] against[H5921] him, and went away[H1980] from[H4480] [H854] him unto[H413] her father's[H1] house[H1004] to[H413] Bethlehem-judah,[H1035] [H3063] and was[H1961] there[H8033] four[H702] whole[H3117] months.[H2320]

3. And her husband[H376] arose,[H6965] and went[H1980] after[H310] her, to speak[H1696] friendly[H5921] [H3820] unto her, and to bring her again,[H7725] having his servant[H5288] with[H5973] him, and a couple[H6776] of asses:[H2543] and she brought[H935] him into her father's[H1] house:[H1004] and when the father[H1] of the damsel[H5291] saw[H7200] him, he rejoiced[H8055] to meet[H7125] him.

4. And his father-in-law,[H2859] the damsel's[H5291] father,[H1] retained[H2388] him; and he abode[H3427] with[H854] him three[H7969] days:[H3117] so they did eat[H398] and drink,[H8354] and lodged[H3885] there.[H8033]

5. And it came to pass[H1961] on the fourth[H7243] day,[H3117] when they arose early[H7925] in the morning,[H1242] that he rose up[H6965] to depart:[H1980] and the damsel's[H5291] father[H1] said[H559] unto[H413] his son-in-law,[H2860] Comfort[H5582] thine heart[H3820] with a morsel[H6595] of bread,[H3899] and afterward[H310] go your way.[H1980]

6. And they sat down,[H3427] and did eat[H398] and drink[H8354] both[H8147] of them together:[H3162] for the damsel's[H5291] father[H1] had said[H559] unto[H413] the man,[H376] Be content,[H2974] I pray thee,[H4994] and tarry all night,[H3885] and let thine heart[H3820] be merry.[H3190]

7. And when the man[H376] rose up[H6965] to depart,[H1980] his father-in-law[H2859] urged[H6484] him: therefore he lodged[H3885] there[H8033] again.[H7725]

8. And he arose early[H7925] in the morning[H1242] on the fifth[H2549] day[H3117] to depart:[H1980] and the damsel's[H5291] father[H1] said,[H559] Comfort[H5582] thine heart,[H3824] I pray thee.[H4994] And they tarried[H4102] until[H5704] afternoon,[H5186] [H3117] and they did eat[H398] both[H8147] of them.

9. And when the man[H376] rose up[H6965] to depart,[H1980] he,[H1931] and his concubine,[H6370] and his servant,[H5288] his father-in-law,[H2859] the damsel's[H5291] father,[H1] said[H559] unto him, Behold,[H2009] now[H4994] the day[H3117] draweth[H7503] toward evening,[H6150] I pray you[H4994] tarry all night:[H3885] behold,[H2009] the day[H3117] groweth to an end,[H2583] lodge[H3885] here,[H6311] that thine heart[H3824] may be merry;[H3190] and tomorrow[H4279] get you early[H7925] on your way,[H1870] that thou mayest go[H1980] home.[H168]

10. But the man[H376] would[H14] not[H3808] tarry that night,[H3885] but he rose up[H6965] and departed,[H1980] and came[H935] over against[H5704] [H5227] Jebus,[H2982] which[H1931] is Jerusalem;[H3389] and there were with[H5973] him two[H6776] asses[H2543] saddled,[H2280] his concubine[H6370] also was with[H5973] him.

11. And when they[H1992] were by[H5973] Jebus,[H2982] the day[H3117] was far[H3966] spent;[H7286] and the servant[H5288] said[H559] unto[H413] his master,[H113] Come,[H1980] I pray thee,[H4994] and let us turn in[H5493] into[H413] this[H2063] city[H5892] of the Jebusites,[H2983] and lodge[H3885] in it.

12. And his master[H113] said[H559] unto[H413] him, We will not[H3808] turn aside[H5493] hither into[H413] the city[H5892] of a stranger,[H5237] that[H834] is not[H3808] of the children[H4480] [H1121] of Israel;[H3478] we will pass over[H5674] to[H5704] Gibeah.[H1390]

13. And he said[H559] unto his servant,[H5288] Come,[H1980] and let us draw near[H7126] to one[H259] of these places[H4725] to lodge all night,[H3885] in Gibeah,[H1390] or[H176] in Ramah.[H7414]

14. And they passed on[H5674] and went their way;[H1980] and the sun[H8121] went down[H935] upon them when they were by[H681] Gibeah,[H1390] which[H834] belongeth to Benjamin.[H1144]

15. And they turned aside[H5493] thither,[H8033] to go in[H935] and to lodge[H3885] in Gibeah:[H1390] and when he went in,[H935] he sat him down[H3427] in a street[H7339] of the city:[H5892] for there was no[H369] man[H376] that took[H622] them into his house[H1004] to lodging.[H3885]

16. And, behold,[H2009] there came[H935] an old[H2205] man[H376] from[H4480] his work[H4639] out of[H4480] the field[H7704] at even,[H6153] which[H3676] was also of mount[H4480] [H2022] Ephraim;[H669] and he[H1931] sojourned[H1481] in Gibeah:[H1390] but the men[H376] of the place[H4725] were Benjamites.[H1145]

17. And when he had lifted up[H5375] his eyes,[H5869] he saw[H7200] [H853] a wayfaring[H732] man[H376] in the street[H7339] of the city:[H5892] and the old[H2205] man[H376] said,[H559] Whither[H4480] [H575] goest[H1980] thou? and whence[H4480] [H370] comest[H935] thou?

18. And he said[H559] unto[H413] him, We[H587] are passing[H5674] from Bethlehem-judah[H4480] [H1035] [H3063] toward[H5704] the side[H3411] of mount[H2022] Ephraim;[H669] from thence[H4480] [H8033] am I:[H595] and I went[H1980] to[H5704] Bethlehem-judah,[H1035] [H3063] but I[H589] am now going[H1980] to the house[H1004] of the LORD;[H3068] and there is no[H369] man[H376] that receiveth[H622] me to house.[H1004]

19. Yet there is[H3426] both[H1571] straw[H8401] and[H1571] provender[H4554] for our asses;[H2543] and there is[H3426] bread[H3899] and wine[H3196] also[H1571] for me, and for thy handmaid,[H519] and for the young man[H5288] which is with[H5973] thy servants:[H5650] there is no[H369] want[H4270] of any[H3605] thing.[H1697]

20. And the old[H2205] man[H376] said,[H559] Peace[H7965] be with thee; howsoever[H7535] let all[H3605] thy wants[H4270] lie upon[H5921] me; only[H7535] lodge[H3885] not[H408] in the street.[H7339]

21. So he brought[H935] him into his house,[H1004] and gave provender[H1101] unto the asses:[H2543] and they washed[H7364] their feet,[H7272] and did eat[H398] and drink.[H8354]

22. Now as they[H1992] were making their hearts merry,[H3190] [H853] [H3820] behold,[H2009] the men[H376] of the city,[H5892] certain[H376] sons[H1121] of Belial,[H1100] beset the house round about,[H5437] [H853] [H1004] and beat[H1849] at[H5921] the door,[H1817] and spoke[H559] to[H413] the master[H1167] of the house,[H1004] the old man,[H2205] saying,[H559] Bring forth[H3318] [H853] the man[H376] that[H834] came[H935] into[H413] thine house,[H1004] that we may know[H3045] him.

23. And the man,[H376] the master[H1167] of the house,[H1004] went out[H3318] unto[H413] them, and said[H559] unto[H413] them, Nay,[H408] my brethren,[H251] nay, I pray you,[H4994] do not so wickedly;[H7489] [H408] seeing that[H310] [H834] this[H2088] man[H376] is come[H935] into[H413] mine house,[H1004] do[H6213] not[H408] [H853] this[H2063] folly.[H5039]

24. Behold,[H2009] here is my daughter[H1323] a maiden,[H1330] and his concubine;[H6370] them I will bring out[H3318] now,[H4994] and humble[H6031] ye them, and do[H6213] with them what seemeth[H5869] good[H2896] unto you: but unto this[H2088] man[H376] do[H6213] not[H3808] so[H2063] vile[H5039] a thing.[H1697]

25. But the men[H376] would[H14] not[H3808] hearken[H8085] to him: so the man[H376] took[H2388] his concubine,[H6370] and brought her forth[H3318] [H2351] unto[H413] them; and they knew[H3045] her, and abused[H5953] her all[H3605] the night[H3915] until[H5704] the morning:[H1242] and when the day[H7837] began to spring,[H5927] they let her go.[H7971]

26. Then came[H935] the woman[H802] in the dawning[H6437] of the day,[H1242] and fell down[H5307] at the door[H6607] of the man's[H376] house[H1004] where[H834] [H8033] her lord[H113] was, till[H5704] it was light.[H216]

27. And her lord[H113] rose up[H6965] in the morning,[H1242] and opened[H6605] the doors[H1817] of the house,[H1004] and went out[H3318] to go[H1980] his way:[H1870] and, behold,[H2009] the woman[H802] his concubine[H6370] was fallen down[H5307] at the door[H6607] of the house,[H1004] and her hands[H3027] were upon[H5921] the threshold.[H5592]

28. And he said[H559] unto[H413] her, Up,[H6965] and let us be going.[H1980] But none[H369] answered.[H6030] Then the man took[H3947] her up upon[H5921] an ass,[H2543] and the man[H376] rose up,[H6965] and got[H1980] him unto his place.[H4725]

29. And when he was come[H935] into[H413] his house,[H1004] he took[H3947] [H853] a knife,[H3979] and laid hold[H2388] on his concubine,[H6370] and divided[H5408] her, together with her bones,[H6106] into twelve[H8147] [H6240] pieces,[H5409] and sent[H7971] her into all[H3605] the coasts[H1366] of Israel.[H3478]

30. And it was[H1961] so, that all[H3605] that saw[H7200] it said,[H559] There was no[H3808] such[H2063] deed done[H1961] nor[H3808] seen[H7200] from the day[H4480] [H3117] that the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] came up[H5927] out of the land[H4480] [H776] of Egypt[H4714] unto[H5704] this[H2088] day:[H3117] consider[H7760] of[H5921] it, take advice,[H5779] and speak[H1696] your minds.