Judges 19:16-30

16Then beholdH2009, an oldH2205 manH376 was comingH935 out of the fieldH7704 from his workH4639 at eveningH6153. Now the manH376 was from 1the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, and he was 2stayingH1481 in GibeahH1390, but the menH376 of the placeH4725 3were BenjamitesH1145. 17And he liftedH5375 up his eyesH5869 and sawH7200 the travelerH376H732 in the openH7339 squareH7339 of the cityH5892; and the oldH2205 manH376 saidH559, “WhereH575 are you goingH1980, and whereH370 do you comeH935 from?” 18He saidH559 to him, “We are passingH5674 from BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063 to the remoteH3411 partH3411 of the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, for I am from thereH8033, and I wentH1980 to BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063. But I am now goingH1980 to 4my houseH1004, and noH369 manH376 will takeH622 me into his houseH1004. 19Yet thereH3426 is bothH1571 strawH8401 and fodderH4554 for our donkeysH2543, and alsoH1571 breadH3899 and wineH3196 for me, 5your maidservantH519, and 6the youngH5288 manH5288 who is with your servantsH5650; thereH369 is noH369 lackH4270 of anythingH3605H1697.” 20The oldH2205 manH376 saidH559, “7PeaceH7965 to you. OnlyH7534 let me take care of allH3605 your needsH4270; howeverH7534, do not spendH3885 the nightH3885 in the openH7339 squareH7339.” 218So he tookH935 him into his houseH1004 and gaveH1101 the donkeysH2543 fodderH1101, and they washedH7364 their feetH7272 and ateH398 and drankH8354.

22While they were 9celebratingH3190H3820, beholdH2009, 10the menH376 of the cityH5892, certainH376 1112worthlessH1100 fellowsH1121, surroundedH5437 the houseH1004, poundingH1849 the doorH1817; and they spokeH559 to the ownerH1167 of the houseH1004, the oldH2205 manH376, sayingH559, “BringH3318 out the manH376 whoH834 cameH935 into your houseH1004 that we may haveH3045 13relationsH3045 with him.” 23Then the manH376, the ownerH1167 of the houseH1004, wentH3318 out to them and saidH559 to them, “NoH408, my fellowsH251, pleaseH4994 do not actH7489 so wickedlyH7489; sinceH310H834 thisH2088 manH376 has comeH935 into my houseH1004, 14do not commitH6213 thisH2088 actH5039 of follyH5039. 2415HereH2009 is my virginH1330 daughterH1323 and his concubineH6370. PleaseH4994 let me bringH3318 them out that you may ravishH6031 them and doH6213 to them 16whatever you wishH2896H5869. But do not commitH6213 suchH2088 an actH1697 of follyH5039 against thisH2088 manH376.” 25But the menH376 wouldH14 not listenH8085 to him. So the manH376 seizedH2388 his concubineH6370 and broughtH3318 her out to them; and they rapedH3045 her and abusedH5953 her allH3605 nightH3915 untilH5704 morningH1242, then letH7971 her goH7971 at the approachH5927 of dawnH7837. 2617As the dayH1242 began to dawnH6437H1242, the womanH802 cameH935 and fellH5307 downH5307 at the doorwayH6607 of the man’sH376 houseH1004 whereH834H8033 her masterH113 was, untilH5704 full daylightH216.

27When her masterH113 aroseH6965 in the morningH1242 and openedH6605 the doorsH1817 of the houseH1004 and wentH3318 out to goH1980 on his wayH1870, then beholdH2009, his concubineH6370 was lyingH5307 at the doorwayH6607 of the houseH1004 with her handsH3027 on the thresholdH5592. 28He saidH559 to her, “GetH6965 up and let us goH1980,” 18but thereH369 was noH369 answerH6030. Then he placedH3947 her on the donkeyH2543; and the manH376 aroseH6965 and wentH1980 to his 19homeH4725. 29When he enteredH935 his houseH1004, he tookH3947 a knifeH3979 and laidH2388 holdH2388 of his concubineH6370 and 20cutH5408 her in twelveH8147H6240 piecesH5409, limb by limbH6106, and sentH7971 her throughoutH3605 the territoryH1366 of IsraelH3478. 30AllH3605 who sawH7200 it saidH559, “NothingH3808 like thisH2088 has ever happenedH1961 or been seenH7200 from the dayH3117 when the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 cameH5927 up from the landH776 of EgyptH4714 to thisH2088 dayH3117. ConsiderH7760 it, 21takeH5779 counselH5779 and speakH1696 up!”