American Standard Version - King James Version

 19:1 ¶ And it came to pass in those 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.

 19:1 ¶ And it came to pass° in those° days,° when [there was] no° king° in Israel,° that there was° a certain° Levite° sojourning°° on the side° of mount° Ephraim,° who took°° to him a concubine°° out of Bethlehemjudah.°°°

 19:2 And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.

 19:2 And his concubine° played the whore°° against° him, and went away°°° from°° him unto° her father's° house° to° Bethlehemjudah,°° and was° there° four° whole° months.°°

 19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

 19:3 And her husband° arose,°° and went°°° after° her, to speak°° friendly°° unto her, [and] to bring her again,°° having his servant° with° him, and a couple° of asses:° and she brought°° him into her father's° house:° and when the father° of the damsel° saw°° him, he rejoiced°° to meet°° him.

 19:4 And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

 19:4 And his father in law,°° the damsel's° father,° retained°° him; and he abode°° with° him three° days:° so they did eat°° and drink,°° and lodged°° there.°

 19:5 ¶ And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go your way.

 19:5 ¶ And it came to pass° on the fourth° day,° when they arose early°° in the morning,° that he rose up°° to depart:°°° and the damsel's° father° said°° unto° his son in law,° Comfort°° thine heart° with a morsel° of bread,° and afterward° go your way.°°°

 19:6 So they sat down, and did eat and drink, both of them together: and the damsel's father said unto the man, Be pleased, I pray thee, to tarry all night, and let thy heart be merry.

 19:6 And they sat down,°° and did eat°° and drink°° both° of them together:° for the damsel's° father° had said°° unto° the man,° Be content,°° I pray thee,° and tarry all night,°° and let thine heart° be merry.°°

 19:7 And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

 19:7 And when the man° rose up°° to depart,°°° his father in law°° urged°° him: therefore he lodged°° there° again.°°

 19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.

 19:8 And he arose early°° in the morning° on the fifth° day° to depart:°°° and the damsel's° father° said,°° Comfort°° thine heart,° I pray thee.° And they tarried°° until° afternoon,°°° and they did eat°° both° of them.

 19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

 19:9 And when the man° rose up°° to depart,°°° he,° and his concubine,° and his servant,° his father in law,°° the damsel's° father,° said°° unto him, Behold,° now° the day° draweth°° toward evening,°° I pray you° tarry all night:°° behold,° the day° groweth to an end,°° lodge°° here,° that thine heart° may be merry;°° and to morrow° get you early°° on your way,° that thou mayest go°° home.°

 19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with him.

 19:10 But the man° would°° not° tarry that night,°° but he rose up°° and departed,°°° and came°° over against°° Jebus,° which° [is] Jerusalem;° and [there were] with° him two° asses° saddled,°° his concubine° also [was] with° him.

 19:11 When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

 19:11 [And] when they° [were] by° Jebus,° the day° was far° spent;°° and the servant° said°° unto° his master,° Come,°°° I pray thee,° and let us turn in°° into° this° city° of the Jebusites,° and lodge°° in it.

 19:12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.

 19:12 And his master° said°° unto° him, We will not° turn aside°° hither into° the city° of a stranger,° that° [is] not° of the children°° of Israel;° we will pass over°° to° Gibeah.°

 19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

 19:13 And he said°° unto his servant,° Come,°°° and let us draw near°° to one° of these places° to lodge all night,°° in Gibeah,° or° in Ramah.°

 19:14 So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

 19:14 And they passed on°° and went their way;°°° and the sun° went down°° upon them [when they were] by° Gibeah,° which° [belongeth] to Benjamin.°

 19:15 And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.

 19:15 And they turned aside°° thither,° to go in°° [and] to lodge°° in Gibeah:° and when he went in,°° he sat him down°° in a street° of the city:° for [there was] no° man° that took°° them into his house° to lodging.°°

 19:16 ¶ And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

 19:16 ¶ And, behold,° there came°° an old° man° from° his work° out of° the field° at even,° which° [was] also° of mount°° Ephraim;° and he° sojourned°° in Gibeah:° but the men°° of the place° [were] Benjamites.°

 19:17 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

 19:17 And when he had lifted up°° his eyes,° he saw°°° a wayfaring°° man° in the street° of the city:° and the old° man° said,°° Whither°° goest°°° thou? and whence°° comest°° thou?

 19:18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.

 19:18 And he said°° unto° him, We° [are] passing°° from Bethlehemjudah°°° toward° the side° of mount° Ephraim;° from thence°° [am] I:° and I went°°° to° Bethlehemjudah,°° but I° [am now] going°° to the house° of the LORD;° and there [is] no° man° that receiveth°° me to house.°

 19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.

 19:19 Yet there is° both° straw° and° provender° for our asses;° and there is° bread° and wine° also° for me, and for thy handmaid,° and for the young man° [which is] with° thy servants:° [there is] no° want° of any° thing.°

 19:20 And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

 19:20 And the old° man° said,°° Peace° [be] with thee; howsoever° [let] all° thy wants° [lie] upon° me; only° lodge°° not° in the street.°

 19:21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

 19:21 So he brought°° him into his house,° and gave provender°° unto the asses:° and they washed°° their feet,° and did eat°° and drink.°°

 19:22 ¶ As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

 19:22 ¶ [Now] as they° were making their hearts° merry,°°°° behold,° the men°° of the city,° certain°° sons° of Belial,° beset°° the house° round about,°°°° [and] beat°° at° the door,° and spake°° to° the master° of the house,° the old° man,°° saying,°° Bring forth°°° the man° that° came°° into° thine house,° that we may know°° him.

 19:23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

 19:23 And the man,° the master° of the house,° went out°° unto° them, and said°° unto° them, Nay,° my brethren,° [nay], I pray you,° do not [so] wickedly;°°° seeing° that°° this° man° is come°° into° mine house,° do°° not°° this° folly.°

 19:24 Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly.

 19:24 Behold,° [here is] my daughter° a maiden,° and his concubine;° them I will bring out°° now,° and humble°° ye them, and do°° with them what seemeth° good° unto you: but unto this° man° do°° not° so° vile° a thing.°

 19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

 19:25 But the men°° would°° not° hearken°° to him: so the man° took°° his concubine,° and brought°° her forth°° unto° them; and they knew°° her, and abused°° her all° the night° until° the morning:° and when the day° began to spring,°° they let her go.°°

 19:26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

 19:26 Then came°° the woman° in the dawning°° of the day,° and fell down°° at the door° of the man's° house° where°° her lord° [was], till° it was light.°

 19:27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.

 19:27 And her lord° rose up°° in the morning,° and opened°° the doors° of the house,° and went out°° to go°°° his way:° and, behold,° the woman° his concubine° was fallen down°° [at] the door° of the house,° and her hands° [were] upon° the threshold.°

 19:28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

 19:28 And he said°° unto° her, Up,°° and let us be going.°°° But none° answered.°° Then the man° took°° her [up] upon° an ass,° and the man° rose up,°° and gat°°° him unto his place.°

 19:29 ¶ And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.

 19:29 ¶ And when he was come°° into° his house,° he took°°° a knife,° and laid hold°° on his concubine,° and divided°° her, [together] with her bones,° into twelve°° pieces,° and sent°° her into all° the coasts° of Israel.°

 19:30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.

 19:30 And it was° so,°° that all° that saw°° it said,°° There was no° such° deed° done° nor° seen°° from the day°° that the children° of Israel° came up°° out of the land°° of Egypt° unto° this° day:° consider°° of° it, take advice,°° and speak°° [your minds].