Judges 19:14-28

14So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin. 15They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When 1they entered, 2they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

16Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from his work at evening. Now the man was from 3the hill country of Ephraim, and he was 4staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place 5were Benjamites. 17And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?” 18He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, for I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. But I am now going to 6my house, and no man will take me into his house. 19Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, 7your maidservant, and 8the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.” 20The old man said, “9Peace to you. Only let me take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the open square.” 2110So he took him into his house and gave the donkeys fodder, and they washed their feet and ate and drank.

22While they were 11celebrating, behold, 12the men of the city, certain 1314worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have 15relations with him.” 23Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, 16do not commit this act of folly. 2417Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please let me bring them out that you may ravish them and do to them 18whatever you wish. But do not commit such an act of folly against this man.” 25But the men would not listen to him. So the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them; and they raped her and abused her all night until morning, then let her go at the approach of dawn. 2619As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until full daylight.

27When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold. 28He said to her, “Get up and let us go,” 20but there was no answer. Then he placed her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his 21home.