Judges 19:1-14

1Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, when 1thereH369 wasH369 noH369 kingH4428 in IsraelH3478, that there was a certainH376 LeviteH3881 2stayingH1481 in the remoteH3411 partH3411 of the hillH2022 countryH2022 of EphraimH669, who tookH3947 a concubineH6370 for himself from BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063. 2But his concubineH6370 3foundH2181 him repugnantH2181, and she leftH1980H4480 him and went to her father’sH1 houseH1004 in BethlehemH1035 in JudahH3063, and remainedH1961 thereH8033 for a periodH3117 of fourH702 monthsH2320. 3Then her husbandH376 setH6965 outH6965 and wentH1980 afterH310 her to 4speakH1696 5gentlyH3820 to her in order to bringH7725 her backH7725, 6taking with him his servantH5288 and a pairH6776 of donkeysH2543. And she broughtH935 him into her father’sH1 houseH1004, and when the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 sawH7200 him, he wasH8055 gladH8055 to meetH7122 him. 4His father-in-lawH2860, the girl’sH5291 fatherH1, prevailedH2388 upon him, and he remainedH3427 with him for threeH7969 daysH3117. So they ateH398 and drankH8354 and stayedH3885 thereH8033. 5Now on the fourthH7243 dayH3117 they gotH7925 upH7925 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, and he 7preparedH6965 to goH1980; but the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559 to his son-in-lawH2860, “8StrengthenH5582 9yourselfH3820 with a pieceH6595 of breadH3899, and afterwardH310 you may goH1980.” 6So bothH8147 of them satH3427 downH3427 and ateH398 and drankH8354 togetherH3164; and the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559 to the manH376, “PleaseH4994 10beH2974 so kindH2974 as to spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885, and 11let your heartH3820 beH3190 cheerfulH3190.” 7However, the manH376 gotH6965 upH6965 to goH1980; but his father-in-lawH2860 urgedH6484 him, and he spentH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 thereH8033 againH7725. 8Now on the fifthH2549 dayH3117 he gotH7925 upH7925 to goH1980 earlyH7925 in the morningH1242, but the girl’sH5291 fatherH1 saidH559, “PleaseH4994 strengthenH5582 12yourselfH3824, and waitH4102 untilH5704 13lateH5186 afternoonH5186H3117”; so bothH8147 of them ateH398. 9When the manH376 gotH6965 upH6965 to goH1980, along with his concubineH6370 and servantH5288, his father-in-lawH2860, the girl’sH5291 fatherH1, saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009 nowH4994, the dayH3117 has drawnH7503 14to a closeH6150; pleaseH4994 spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885. BeholdH2009, the dayH3117 is 15comingH2583 toH2583 anH2583 endH2583; spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 hereH6311 so that your heartH3824 may beH3190 cheerfulH3190. Then tomorrowH4279 you may ariseH7925 earlyH7925 for your journeyH1870 and goH1980 16homeH168.”

10But the manH376 was unwillingH3808H14 to spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885, so he gotH6965 upH6965 and leftH1980, and cameH935 to a place oppositeH5227 17JebusH2982 (that is, JerusalemH3389). And with him was a pairH6776 of saddledH2280 donkeysH2543; his concubineH6370 also was with him. 11When they were nearH5973 JebusH2982, the dayH3117 was almostH3966 goneH3381; and 18the servantH5288 saidH559 to his masterH113, “PleaseH4994 comeH1980, and let’s turnH5493 asideH5493 into thisH2088 cityH5892 of the JebusitesH2983 and spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 in it.” 12However, his masterH113 saidH559 to him, “We will not turnH5493 asideH5493 into a cityH5892 of foreignersH5237 whoH834 are not of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; instead, we will goH5674 onH5674 as farH5704 as GibeahH1390.” 13And he saidH559 to his servantH5288, “ComeH1980, and let’s approachH7126 oneH259 of these placesH4725; and we will spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885 in GibeahH1390 orH176 RamahH7414.” 14So they passedH5674 alongH5674 and wentH1980 their way, and the sunH8121 setH935 on them nearH681 GibeahH1390 whichH834 belongs to BenjaminH1144.