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Judges 19 (WEBP)

[1] In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.
[2] His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father’s house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there for four months.
[3] Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
[4] His father-in-law, the young lady’s father, kept him there; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank, and stayed there.
[5] On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning, and he rose up to depart. The young lady’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.”
[6] So they sat down, ate, and drank, both of them together. Then the young lady’s father said to the man, “Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”
[7] The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he stayed there again.
[8] He arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the young lady’s father said, “Please strengthen your heart and stay until the day declines;” and they both ate.
[9] When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady’s father, said to him, “Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night. Behold, the day is ending. Stay here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow go on your way early, that you may go home.”
[10] But the man wouldn’t stay that night, but he rose up and went near Jebus (also called Jerusalem). With him were a couple of saddled donkeys. His concubine also was with him.
[11] When they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let’s enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.”
[12] His master said to him, “We won’t enter into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.”
[13] He said to his servant, “Come and let’s draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.”
[14] So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
[15] They went over there, to go in to stay in Gibeah. He went in, and sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who took them into his house to stay.
[16] Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
[17] He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”
[18] He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to Yahweh’s house; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.
[19] Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything.”
[20] The old man said, “Peace be to you! Just let me supply all your needs, but don’t sleep in the street.”
[21] So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder. Then they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
[22] As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain wicked fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we can have sex with him!”
[23] 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.
[24] Behold, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them what seems good to you; but to this man don’t do any such folly.”
[25] But the men wouldn’t listen to him; so the man grabbed his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning. When the day began to dawn, they let her go.
[26] Then the woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.
[27] 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 had fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
[28] He said to her, “Get up, and let’s get going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
[29] When he had come into his house, he took a knife and cut up his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
[30] It was so, that all who saw it said, “Such a deed has not been done or seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this day! Consider it, take counsel, and speak.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 19 (KJVS)

[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 Beth-lehem-judah.
[2] And his concubine played the whore () against him, and went away () from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.
[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.
[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.
[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. ()
[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. ()
[7] And when the man rose up () to depart, () his father in law () urged () him: therefore he lodged () there again. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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?
[18] And he said () unto him, We are passing () from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went () to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going () to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth () me to house.
[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.
[20] And the old man said, () Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge () not in the street.
[21] So he brought () him into his house, and gave provender () unto the asses: and they washed () their feet, and did eat () and drink. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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. ()
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.

Judges 19:1 Heb. a woman a concubine, or a wife a concubine
Judges 19:2 Or, a year and four months
Judges 19:3 Heb. to her heart
Judges 19:5 Heb. strengthen
Judges 19:8 Heb. till the day declined
Judges 19:9a Heb. is weak
Judges 19:9b Heb. it is the pitching time of the day
Judges 19:9c Heb. to thy tent
Judges 19:10 Heb. to over against Jebus
Judges 19:18 Heb. gathereth
Judges 19:24 Heb. the matter of this folly

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 19 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις και βασιλευς ουκ ην εν ισραηλ και εγενετο ανηρ λευιτης παροικων εν μηροις ορους εφραιμ και ελαβεν ο ανηρ εαυτω γυναικα παλλακην εκ βηθλεεμ ιουδα
[2] και ωργισθη αυτω η παλλακη αυτου και απηλθεν απ αυτου εις τον οικον του πατρος αυτης εις βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εγενετο εκει ημερας τετραμηνον
[3] και ανεστη ο ανηρ αυτης και επορευθη κατοπισθεν αυτης του λαλησαι επι την καρδιαν αυτης του διαλλαξαι αυτην εαυτω και απαγαγειν αυτην παλιν προς αυτον και το παιδαριον αυτου μετ αυτου και ζευγος υποζυγιων και επορευθη εως οικου του πατρος αυτης και ειδεν αυτον ο πατηρ της νεανιδος και παρην εις απαντησιν αυτου
[4] και εισηγαγεν αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου ο πατηρ της νεανιδος και εκαθισεν μετ αυτου ημερας τρεις και εφαγον και επιον και υπνωσαν εκει
[5] και εγενηθη τη ημερα τη τεταρτη και ωρθρισαν το πρωι και ανεστη του απελθειν και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος προς τον γαμβρον αυτου στηρισον την καρδιαν σου κλασματι αρτου και μετα τουτο πορευεσθε
[6] και εκαθισαν και εφαγον αμφοτεροι επι το αυτο και επιον και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος προς τον ανδρα αρξαμενος αυλισθητι και αγαθυνθητω η καρδια σου
[7] και ανεστη ο ανηρ απελθειν και εβιασατο αυτον ο γαμβρος αυτου και παλιν ηυλισθη εκει
[8] και ωρθρισεν το πρωι τη ημερα τη πεμπτη του απελθειν και ειπεν ο πατηρ της νεανιδος στηρισον την καρδιαν σου αρτω και στρατευθητι εως κλινη η ημερα και εφαγον και επιον αμφοτεροι
[9] και ανεστη ο ανηρ του απελθειν αυτος και η παλλακη αυτου και το παιδαριον αυτου και ειπεν αυτω ο γαμβρος αυτου ο πατηρ της νεανιδος ιδου δη εις εσπεραν κεκλικεν η ημερα καταλυσον ωδε ετι σημερον και αγαθυνθητω η καρδια σου και ορθριειτε αυριον εις την οδον υμων και απελευση εις το σκηνωμα σου
[10] και ουκ ηθελησεν ο ανηρ αυλισθηναι και ανεστη και απηλθεν και παρεγενοντο εως κατεναντι ιεβους αυτη εστιν ιερουσαλημ και μετ αυτου ζευγος υποζυγιων επισεσαγμενων και η παλλακη αυτου μετ αυτου
[11] ετι αυτων οντων κατα ιεβους και η ημερα κεκλικυια σφοδρα και ειπεν το παιδαριον προς τον κυριον αυτου δευρο δη και εκκλινωμεν εις την πολιν του ιεβουσαιου ταυτην και αυλισθωμεν εν αυτη
[12] και ειπεν ο κυριος αυτου προς αυτον ου μη εκκλινω εις πολιν αλλοτριου η ουκ εστιν εκ των υιων ισραηλ και παρελευσομεθα εως γαβαα
[13] και ειπεν τω παιδαριω αυτου δευρο και εισελθωμεν εις ενα των τοπων και αυλισθωμεν εν γαβαα η εν ραμα
[14] και παρηλθον και απηλθον εδυ γαρ ο ηλιος εχομενα της γαβαα η εστιν του βενιαμιν
[15] και εξεκλιναν εκει του εισελθειν καταλυσαι εν γαβαα και εισηλθον και εκαθισαν εν τη πλατεια της πολεως και ουκ εστιν ανηρ ο συναγων αυτους εις τον οικον καταλυσαι
[16] και ιδου ανηρ πρεσβυτης εισηλθεν απο των εργων αυτου εκ του αγρου εσπερας και ο ανηρ εξ ορους εφραιμ και αυτος παρωκει εν γαβαα και οι ανδρες του τοπου υιοι βενιαμιν
[17] και αναβλεψας τοις οφθαλμοις ειδεν τον ανδρα τον οδοιπορον εν τη πλατεια της πολεως και ειπεν ο ανηρ ο πρεσβυτης που πορευη και ποθεν ερχη
[18] και ειπεν προς αυτον διαβαινομεν ημεις εκ βηθλεεμ της ιουδα εως μηρων ορους του εφραιμ εγω δε εκειθεν ειμι και επορευθην εως βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εις τον οικον μου εγω αποτρεχω και ουκ εστιν ανηρ συναγων με εις την οικιαν
[19] και γε αχυρα και χορτασματα υπαρχει τοις ονοις ημων και γε αρτος και οινος υπαρχει μοι και τη δουλη σου και τω παιδαριω τοις δουλοις σου ουκ εστιν υστερημα παντος πραγματος
[20] και ειπεν ο ανηρ ο πρεσβυτης ειρηνη σοι πλην παν το υστερημα σου επ εμε πλην εν τη πλατεια μη καταλυσης
[21] και εισηγαγεν αυτον εις την οικιαν αυτου και παρεβαλεν τοις υποζυγιοις αυτου και ενιψαντο τους ποδας αυτων και εφαγον και επιον
[22] αυτων δε αγαθυνθεντων τη καρδια αυτων και ιδου οι ανδρες της πολεως υιοι παρανομων περιεκυκλωσαν την οικιαν και εκρουσαν την θυραν και ειπαν προς τον ανδρα τον κυριον της οικιας τον πρεσβυτην λεγοντες εξαγαγε τον ανδρα τον εισελθοντα εις την οικιαν σου ινα γνωμεν αυτον
[23] και εξηλθεν προς αυτους ο ανηρ ο κυριος της οικιας και ειπεν προς αυτους μηδαμως αδελφοι μη πονηρευσησθε δη μετα το εισεληλυθεναι τον ανδρα τουτον εις την οικιαν μου μη ποιησητε την αφροσυνην ταυτην
[24] ιδου η θυγατηρ μου η παρθενος και η παλλακη αυτου εξαξω δη αυτας και ταπεινωσατε αυτας και ποιησατε αυταις το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις υμων και τω ανδρι τουτω μη ποιησητε το ρημα της αφροσυνης ταυτης
[25] και ουκ ηθελησαν οι ανδρες ακουσαι αυτου και επελαβετο ο ανηρ της παλλακης αυτου και εξηγαγεν αυτην προς αυτους εξω και εγνωσαν αυτην και ενεπαιξαν αυτη ολην την νυκτα εως το πρωι και εξαπεστειλαν αυτην αμα τω αναβαινειν τον ορθρον
[26] και ηλθεν η γυνη το προς πρωι και επεσεν παρα την θυραν του πυλωνος του οικου του ανδρος ου ην ο κυριος αυτης εκει εως ου διεφαυσεν
[27] και ανεστη ο κυριος αυτης το πρωι και ηνοιξεν τας θυρας του οικου και εξηλθεν του απελθειν την οδον αυτου και ιδου η γυνη η παλλακη αυτου πεπτωκυια παρα την θυραν και αι χειρες αυτης επι το προθυρον
[28] και ειπεν προς αυτην αναστηθι και απελθωμεν και ουκ απεκριθη αυτω αλλα τεθνηκει και ανελαβεν αυτην επι το υποζυγιον και ανεστη ο ανηρ και απηλθεν εις τον τοπον αυτου
[29] και εισηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου και ελαβεν την μαχαιραν και επελαβετο της παλλακης αυτου και εμελισεν αυτην κατα τα οστα αυτης εις δωδεκα μεριδας και εξαπεστειλεν αυτας εις πασας τας φυλας ισραηλ
[30] και εγενετο πας ο ορων ελεγεν ουτε εγενηθη ουτε ωφθη ουτως απο της ημερας αναβασεως υιων ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης και ενετειλατο τοις ανδρασιν οις εξαπεστειλεν λεγων ταδε ερειτε προς παντα ανδρα ισραηλ ει γεγονεν κατα το ρημα τουτο απο της ημερας αναβασεως υιων ισραηλ εξ αιγυπτου εως της ημερας ταυτης θεσθε δη εαυτοις βουλην περι αυτης και λαλησατε