Judges 19:1-15

1NowH1961 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, when there was noH369 kingH4428 in IsraelH3478H1961H376, a LeviteH3881 who livedH1481 in the remoteH3411 hill countryH2022 of EphraimH669 tookH3947 for himself a concubineH802H6370 from BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063. 2But sheH6370 was unfaithfulH2181 to himH59211 and leftH1980 himH854 to return toH413 her father’sH1 houseH1004 inH413 BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063.

After she had beenH1961 thereH8033 fourH702 monthsH2320, 3her husbandH376 got upH6965 and wentH1980 after herH310 to speakH1696 kindlyH3820 to herH5921 and bring her backH7725, taking his servantH5288H5973 and a pairH6776 of donkeysH2543. So the girl brought himH935 into her father’sH1 houseH1004, and whenH5291 her fatherH1 saw himH7200, he gladlyH8055 welcomed himH7122. 4His father-in-lawH2859, the girl’sH5291 fatherH1, persuaded him to stayH2388, so he remainedH3427 with himH854 threeH7969 daysH3117, eatingH398, drinkingH8354, and lodgingH3885 thereH8033.

5

On the fourthH7243 dayH3117, they got up earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 and preparedH6965 to departH1980, but the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559 toH413 his son-in-lawH2860, “RefreshH5582 your heartH3820 with a morselH6595 of breadH3899, and thenH310 you can goH1980.” 6So they sat downH3427 and the twoH8147 of them ateH398 and drankH8354 togetherH3162. Then the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559 toH413 the manH376, “PleaseH4994 agreeH2974 to stay overnightH3885 and let your heartH3820 be merryH3190.” 7The manH376 got upH6965 to departH1980, but his father-in-lawH2859H7725 persuadedH6484 him, so he stayedH3885 there that nightH8033.

8On the fifthH2549 dayH3117, he got up earlyH7925 in the morningH1242 to departH1980, but the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559, “PleaseH4994 refreshH5582 your heartH3824.” So they waitedH4102 untilH5704 late afternoonH5186H3117 and the twoH8147 of them ateH398. 9When the manH376 got upH6965 to departH1980H1931 with his concubineH6370 and his servantH5288, his father-in-lawH2859, the girl’sH5291 fatherH1, saidH559 to him, “LookH2009, the dayH3117 is drawingH7503 to a closeH6150. PleaseH4994 spend the nightH3885H4994. SeeH2009, the dayH3117 is almost overH2583. Spend the nightH3885 hereH6311, that your heartH3824 may be merryH3190. Then you can get up earlyH7925 tomorrowH4279 for your journeyH1870H1980 homeH168.”

10But the manH376 was unwillingH3808H14 to spend the nightH3885. He got upH6965 and departedH1980, and arrivedH935H5704 oppositeH5227 JebusH2982 (that isH1931, JerusalemH3389), withH5973 his twoH6776 saddledH2280 donkeysH2543 and his concubineH6370. 11When theyH1992 were nearH5973 JebusH2982 and the dayH3117 was almostH3966 goneH3381, the servantH5288 saidH559 toH413 his masterH113H1980, “PleaseH4994, let us stopH5493 atH413 thisH2063 JebusiteH2983 cityH5892 and spend the nightH3885 here.”

12But his masterH113 repliedH559, “We will notH3808 turn asideH5493 toH413 the cityH5892 of foreignersH5237, whereH834 there are noH3808 IsraelitesH1121H3478H2007. We will go onH5674 toH5704 GibeahH1390.” 13He continuedH559, “ComeH1980, let us try to reachH7126 oneH259 of these townsH4725 to spend the nightH3885 in GibeahH1390 orH176 RamahH7414.”

14So they continuedH1980 on their journeyH5674, and the sunH8121 setH935 as they nearedH681 GibeahH1390 in BenjaminH1144. 15They stoppedH5493H8033 to go inH935 and lodgeH3885 in GibeahH1390. The Levite went inH935 and sat downH3427 in the cityH5892 squareH7339, but noH369 oneH376 would takeH622 themH853 into his homeH1004 for the nightH3885.