1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Judges 19
1 A Levite goeth to Beth-lehem to fetch home his wife. 16 An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah. 22 The Benjamites abuse his concubine to death. 29 He divideth her into twelve pieces, to send them to the twelve tribes.
19:1
Now it came 1961 about in those 1992a days 3117, when there 369 was no 369 king 4428 in Israel 3478, that there was a certain 376 Levite 3881 staying 1481a in the remote 3411 part 3411 of the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, who took 3947 a concubine 6370 for himself from Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063.
19:2
But his concubine 6370 played 2181 the harlot 2181 against 5921 him, and she went 1980 away from him to her father’s 1 house 1004 in Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063, and was there 8033 for a period 3117 of four 702 months 2320.
19:3
Then her husband 376 arose 6965 and went 1980 after 310 her to speak 1696 tenderly 3820 to her in order to bring 7725 her back 7725, taking with him his servant 5288 and a pair 6776 of donkeys 2543. So she brought 935 him into her father’s 1 house 1004, and when the girl’s 5291 father 1 saw 7200 him, he was glad 8055 to meet 7122 him.
19:4
His father-in-law 2860b, the girl’s 5291 father 1, detained 2388 him; and he remained 3427 with him three 7969 days 3117. So they ate 398 and drank 8354 and lodged 3885a there 8033.
19:5
Now on the fourth 7243 day 3117 they got 7925 up early 7925 in the morning 1242, and he prepared 6965 to go 1980; and the girl’s 5291 father 1 said 559 to his son-in-law 2860a, “Sustain 5582 yourself 3820 with a piece 6595 of bread 3899, and afterward 310 you may go 1980.”
19:6
So both 8147 of them sat 3427 down 3427 and ate 398 and drank 8354 together 3164a; and the girl’s 5291 father 1 said 559 to the man 376, “Please 4994 be willing 2974 to spend 3885a the night 3885a, and let your heart 3820 be merry 3190.”
19:7
Then the man 376 arose 6965 to go 1980, but his father-in-law 2860b urged 6484 him so that he spent 3885a the night 3885a there 8033 again 7725.
19:8
On the fifth 2549 day 3117 he arose 7925 to go 1980 early 7925 in the morning 1242, and the girl’s 5291 father 1 said 559, “Please 4994 sustain 5582 yourself 3824, and wait 4102 until 5704 afternoon 5186 3117”; so both 8147 of them ate 398.
19:9
When the man 376 arose 6965 to go 1980 along with his concubine 6370 and servant 5288, his father-in-law 2860b, the girl’s 5291 father 1, said 559 to him, “Behold 2009 now 4994, the day 3117 has drawn 7503 to a close 6150; please 4994 spend 3885a the night 3885a. Lo 2009, the day 3117 is coming 2583 to an end 2583; spend 3885a the night 3885a here 6311 that your heart 3824 may be merry 3190. Then tomorrow 4279 you may arise 7925 early 7925 for your journey 1870 so that you may go 1980 home 168.”
19:10
¶ But the man 376 was not willing 14 to spend 3885a the night 3885a, so he arose 6965 and departed 1980 and came 935 to [a place] opposite 5227 Jebus 2982 (that is, Jerusalem 3389). And there were with him a pair 6776 of saddled 2280 donkeys 2543; his concubine 6370 also was with him.
19:11
When they [were] near 5973 Jebus 2982, the day 3117 was almost 3966 gone 7286; and the servant 5288 said 559 to his master 113, “Please 4994 come 1980, and let us turn 5493 aside 5493 into this 2088 city 5892b of the Jebusites 2983 and spend 3885a the night 3885a in it.”
19:12
However, his master 113 said 559 to him, “We will not turn 5493 aside 5493 into the city 5892b of foreigners 5237 who 834 are not of the sons 1121 of Israel 3478; but we will go 5674a on as far 5704 as Gibeah 1390.”
19:13
He said 559 to his servant 5288, “Come 1980 and let us approach 7126 one 259 of these places 4725; and we will spend 3885a the night 3885a in Gibeah 1390 or 176 Ramah 7414.”
19:14
So they passed 5674a along 5674a and went 1980 their way, and the sun 8121 set 935 on them near 681a Gibeah 1390 which 834 belongs to Benjamin 1144.
19:15
They turned 5493 aside 5493 there 8033 in order to enter 935 [and] lodge 3885a in Gibeah 1390. When they entered 935, they sat 3427 down 3427 in the open 7339 square 7339 of the city 5892b, for no 369 one 376 took 622 them into [his] house 1004 to spend 3885a the night 3885a.
19:16
¶ Then behold 2009, an old 2205 man 376 was coming 935 out of the field 7704 from his work 4639 at evening 6153. Now the man 376 was from the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, and he was staying 1481a in Gibeah 1390, but the men 376 of the place 4725 were Benjamites 1145.
19:17
And he lifted 5375 up his eyes 5869 and saw 7200 the traveler 376 732 in the open 7339 square 7339 of the city 5892b; and the old 2205 man 376 said 559, “Where 575 are you going 1980, and where 370 do you come 935 from?”
19:18
He said 559 to him, “We are passing 5674a from Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063 to the remote 3411 part 3411 of the hill 2022 country 2022 of Ephraim 669, [for] I am from there 8033, and I went 1980 to Bethlehem 1035 in Judah 3063. But I am [now] going 1980 to my house 1004, and no 369 man 376 will take 622 me into his house 1004.
19:19
“Yet there 3426 is both 1571 straw 8401 and fodder 4554 for our donkeys 2543, and also 1571 bread 3899 and wine 3196 for me, your maidservant 519, and the young 5288 man 5288 who is with your servants 5650; there 369 is no 369 lack 4270 of anything 3605 1697.”
19:20
The old 2205 man 376 said 559, “Peace 7965 to you. Only 7534 let me [take care of] all 3605 your needs 4270; however 7534, do not spend 3885a the night 3885a in the open 7339 square 7339.”
19:21
So he took 935 him into his house 1004 and gave 1101b the donkeys 2543 fodder 1101b, and they washed 7364 their feet 7272 and ate 398 and drank 8354.
19:22
¶ While they were celebrating 3190 3820, behold 2009, the men 376 of the city 5892b, certain 376 worthless 1100 fellows 1121, surrounded 5437 the house 1004, pounding 1849 the door 1817; and they spoke 559 to the owner 1167 of the house 1004, the old 2205 man 376, saying 559, “Bring 3318 out the man 376 who 834 came 935 into your house 1004 that we may have 3045 relations 3045 with him.”
19:23
Then the man 376, the owner 1167 of the house 1004, went 3318 out to them and said 559 to them, “No 408, my fellows 251, please 4994 do not act 7489a so wickedly 7489a; since 310 834 this 2088 man 376 has come 935 into my house 1004, do not commit 6213a this 2088 act 5039 of folly 5039.
19:24
“Here 2009 is my virgin 1330 daughter 1323 and his concubine 6370. Please 4994 let me bring 3318 them out that you may ravish 6031a them and do 6213a to them whatever you wish 2896a 5869. But do not commit 6213a such 2088 an act 1697 of folly 5039 against this 2088 man 376.”
19:25
But the men 376 would 14 not listen 8085 to him. So the man 376 seized 2388 his concubine 6370 and brought 3318 [her] out to them; and they raped 3045 her and abused 5953a her all 3605 night 3915 until 5704 morning 1242, then let 7971 her go 7971 at the approach 5927 of dawn 7837.
19:26
As the day 1242 began to dawn 6437 1242, the woman 802 came 935 and fell 5307 down 5307 at the doorway 6607 of the man’s 376 house 1004 where 834 8033 her master 113 was, until 5704 [full] daylight 216.
19:27
¶ When her master 113 arose 6965 in the morning 1242 and opened 6605a the doors 1817 of the house 1004 and went 3318 out to go 1980 on his way 1870, then behold 2009, his concubine 6370 was lying 5307 at the doorway 6607 of the house 1004 with her hands 3027 on the threshold 5592b.
19:28
He said 559 to her, “Get 6965 up and let us go 1980,” but there 369 was no 369 answer 6030a. Then he placed 3947 her on the donkey 2543; and the man 376 arose 6965 and went 1980 to his home 4725.
19:29
When he entered 935 his house 1004, he took 3947 a knife 3979 and laid 2388 hold 2388 of his concubine 6370 and cut 5408 her in twelve 8147 6240 pieces 5409, limb by limb 6106, and sent 7971 her throughout 3605 the territory 1366 of Israel 3478.
19:30
All 3605 who saw 7200 [it] said 559, “Nothing 3808 like this 2088 has [ever] happened 1961 or been seen 7200 from the day 3117 when the sons 1121 of Israel 3478 came 5927 up from the land 776 of Egypt 4714 to this 2088 day 3117. Consider 7760 it, take 5779 counsel 5779 and speak 1696 up!”
