Cross Reference JUDGES 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

{Judges 19:24} Behold, x2009 [here is] my daughter 1323 a maiden, 1330 and his concubine; 6370 them I will bring out 3318 z8686 now, x4994 and humble 6031 z8761 ye them, and do 6213 z8798 with them what seemeth 5869 good 2896 unto you: but unto this x2088 man 376 do 6213 z8799 not x3808 so 2063 vile 5039 a thing. 1697

Behold:
The rites of hospitality are regarded as sacred and inviolable in the East, and a man who has admitted a stranger under his roof, is bound to protect him even at the expense of his life. On these high notions only, the influence of which an Asiatic mind alone can appreciate, can the present transaction be either excused or palliated.

them:
"Behold¹ now,¹ I have twoª daughtersª which¹ have not¹ knownª ° man;ª let me, I pray you,¹ bring them outª °¹ unto¹ you, and doª ° ye to them as [is] goodª in your eyes:ª only¹ unto theseª men² ¹ doª ° nothing;ª ª for¹ therefore¹ ¹ cameª ° they under the shadowª of my roof.ª" {Gen 19:8} + "Andª notª [rather], (asª we be slanderously reported,ª ° andª asª someª affirmª ° that weª say,)² °² Let us¹ doª ° evil,ª thatª goodª may come?ª ° whoseª damnationª isª ° just.ª" {Rom 3:8}

humble ye:
"And when Shechem² ¹ the sonª of Hamorª the Hivite,ª princeª of the country,ª sawª ° her, he tookª ° her, and lay² ° with¹ her, and defiled¹ her.² °" {Gen 34:2} *marg. "And it shall be,¹ if¹ thou have no delightª °¹ in her, then thou shalt let her goª ° whither she will;ª but thou shalt not¹ sell² ° her at allª ° for money,ª thou shalt not¹ make merchandiseª ° of her, becauseª ¹ thou hast humbledª ° her." {Deu 21:14}

so vile a thing:
Heb. the matter of this folly

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