Judges 19
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Judges 19:8-14

8On the morning of the fifth day, when he rose to go, the woman’s father said, “Refresh yourself. Wait till afternoon!” So the two of them ate together.

9Then when the man, with his concubine and his servant, got up to leave, his father-in-law, the woman’s father, said, “Now look, it’s almost evening. Spend the night here; the day is nearly over. Stay and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow morning you can get up and be on your way home.”

10But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went toward Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

11When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, let’s stop at this city of the Jebusites and spend the night.”

12His master replied, “No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”

13He added, “Come, let’s try to reach Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night in one of those places.”

14So they went on, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.

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