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Judges 19

A Levite travels to Bethlehem to recover his concubine and begins the journey home with her. After refusing to lodge in a foreign city, the party stops in Gibeah of Benjamin, expecting safety among Israelites. Instead, men of the city surround the house with violent intentions. The concubine is given to them, abused through the night, and dies. The Levite then cuts her body into twelve pieces and sends them throughout Israel, provoking national horror.

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A Levite travels to Bethlehem to recover his concubine and begins the journey home with her. After refusing to lodge in a foreign city, the party stops in Gibeah of Benjamin, expecting safety among Israelites. Instead, men of the city surround the house with violent intentions. The concubine is given to them, abused through the night, and dies. The Levite then cuts her body into twelve pieces and sends them throughout Israel, provoking national horror.

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Verses 1–10A Levite goes to Bethlehem to bring back his concubineVerses 11–15The Levite refuses to lodge among strangers and stops in GibeahVerses 16–21An old man brings the travelers into his houseVerses 22–26Wicked men of Gibeah attack the house and abuse the concubineVerses 27–30The Levite sends word of the crime throughout Israel
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1And it came to pass in those days, when there…2And his concubine played the whore against him, and went…3And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak…4And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him;…5And it came to pass on the fourth day, when…6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both…7And when the man rose up to depart, his father…8And he arose early in the morning on the fifth…9And when the man rose up to depart, he, and…10But the man would not tarry that night, but he…11And when they were by Jebus, the day was far…12And his master said unto him, We will not turn…13And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us…14And they passed on and went their way; and the…15And they turned aside thither, to go in and to…16And, behold, there came an old man from his work…17And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw…18And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah…19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses;…20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever…21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender…22Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the…23And the man, the master of the house, went out…24Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine;…25But the men would not hearken to him: so the…26Then came the woman in the dawning of the day,…27And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened…28And he said unto her, Up, and let us be…29And when he was come into his house, he took…30And it was so, that all that saw it said,…