1 And|strong="H3063" it|strong="H1961" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H3478" pass|strong="H1961" in|strong="H3478" these|strong="H1992" days|strong="H3117", when|strong="H1961" there|strong="H1961" was|strong="H1961" no|strong="H3947" king|strong="H4428" in|strong="H3478" Israel|strong="H3478", that|strong="H3117" there|strong="H1961" was|strong="H1961" a|strong="H3068" certain Levite|strong="H3881" sojourning|strong="H1481" on|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3947" farther side|strong="H3411" of|strong="H4428" the|strong="H3947" hill|strong="H2022" country|strong="H2022" of|strong="H4428" Ephraim, who|strong="H3478" took|strong="H3947" to|strong="H3478" him|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3068" concubine|strong="H6370" out|strong="H3947" of|strong="H4428" Beth-lehem-judah|strong="H1035".
2 And|strong="H3063" his|strong="H5921" concubine|strong="H6370" played|strong="H2181" the|strong="H5921" harlot|strong="H2181" against|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5921", and|strong="H3063" went|strong="H3212" away|strong="H3212" from|strong="H5921" him|strong="H5921" unto|strong="H3212" her|strong="H5921" father’s house|strong="H1004" to|strong="H3212" Beth-lehem-judah|strong="H1035", and|strong="H3063" was|strong="H1961" there|strong="H8033" the|strong="H5921" space|strong="H3117" of|strong="H1004" four months|strong="H2320".
3 And|strong="H6965" her|strong="H5921" husband arose|strong="H6965", and|strong="H6965" went|strong="H3212" after|strong="H5921" her|strong="H5921", to|strong="H1696" speak|strong="H1696" kindly|strong="H3820" unto|strong="H1696" her|strong="H5921", to|strong="H1696" bring|strong="H7725" her|strong="H5921" again|strong="H7725", having his|strong="H7725" servant|strong="H5288" with|strong="H5973" him|strong="H5921", and|strong="H6965" a|strong="H3068" couple|strong="H6776" of|strong="H1004" asses|strong="H2543": and|strong="H6965" she|strong="H3820" brought|strong="H7725" him|strong="H5921" into|strong="H7725" her|strong="H5921" father’s house|strong="H1004": and|strong="H6965" when|strong="H7200" the|strong="H5921" father of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" damsel|strong="H5291" saw|strong="H7200" him|strong="H5921", he|strong="H1004" rejoiced|strong="H8055" to|strong="H1696" meet|strong="H7125" him|strong="H5921".
4 And|strong="H3117" his|strong="H2388" father in|strong="H3427" law|strong="H2859", the|strong="H3117" damsel|strong="H5291"’s father, retained|strong="H2388" him|strong="H2388"; and|strong="H3117" he|strong="H3117" abode|strong="H3427" with|strong="H3427" him|strong="H2388" three|strong="H7969" days|strong="H3117": so|strong="H3427" they|strong="H3117" did|strong="H3117" eat and|strong="H3117" drink|strong="H8354", and|strong="H3117" lodged|strong="H3885" there|strong="H8033".
5 And|strong="H6965" it|strong="H1242" came|strong="H1961" to|strong="H3212" pass|strong="H1961" on|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" fourth|strong="H7243" day|strong="H3117", that|strong="H3117" they|strong="H3117" arose|strong="H6965" early|strong="H7925" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" morning|strong="H1242", and|strong="H6965" he|strong="H3117" rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" to|strong="H3212" depart|strong="H3212": and|strong="H6965" the|strong="H3117" damsel|strong="H5291"’s father said unto|strong="H3212" his|strong="H1961" son in|strong="H3117" law|strong="H2860", Comfort|strong="H5582" thine|strong="H5582" heart|strong="H3820" with|strong="H3117" a|strong="H3068" morsel|strong="H6595" of|strong="H3117" bread|strong="H3899", and|strong="H6965" afterward ye|strong="H3117" shall|strong="H3117" go|strong="H3212" your|strong="H1961" way|strong="H3212".
6 So|strong="H3427" they|strong="H3162" sat|strong="H3427" down|strong="H3427", and|strong="H8147" did|strong="H3820" eat and|strong="H8147" drink|strong="H8354", both|strong="H8147" of|strong="H3427" them|strong="H8147" together|strong="H3162": and|strong="H8147" the|strong="H3885" damsel|strong="H5291"’s father said unto|strong="H3190" the|strong="H3885" man|strong="H3820", Be|strong="H3820" content|strong="H2974", I|strong="H3820" pray|strong="H4994" thee|strong="H4994", and|strong="H8147" tarry|strong="H3427" all|strong="H3162" night|strong="H3885", and|strong="H8147" let|strong="H4994" thine heart|strong="H3820" be|strong="H3820" merry|strong="H3190".
7 And|strong="H6965" the|strong="H7725" man rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" to|strong="H7725" depart|strong="H3212"; but|strong="H7725" his|strong="H7725" father in|strong="H3212" law|strong="H2859" urged|strong="H6484" him|strong="H7725", and|strong="H6965" he|strong="H8033" lodged|strong="H3885" there|strong="H8033" again|strong="H7725".
8 And|strong="H3117" he|strong="H3117" arose|strong="H7925" early|strong="H7925" in|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" morning|strong="H1242" on|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" fifth|strong="H2549" day|strong="H3117" to|strong="H5704" depart|strong="H3212"; and|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" damsel|strong="H5291"’s father said, Comfort|strong="H5582" thine|strong="H5186" heart|strong="H3824", I|strong="H3117" pray|strong="H4994" thee|strong="H4994", and|strong="H3117" tarry|strong="H4102" ye|strong="H3117" until|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3117" day|strong="H3117" declineth|strong="H5186"; and|strong="H3117" they|strong="H3117" did|strong="H3117" eat, both|strong="H8147" of|strong="H3117" them|strong="H8147".
9 And|strong="H1980" when|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" man|strong="H5288" rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" to|strong="H1980" depart|strong="H3212", he|strong="H1931", and|strong="H1980" his|strong="H6965" concubine|strong="H6370", and|strong="H1980" his|strong="H6965" servant|strong="H5288", his|strong="H6965" father in|strong="H2583" law|strong="H2859", the|strong="H3117" damsel|strong="H5291"’s father, said unto|strong="H3212" him|strong="H1931", Behold|strong="H2009", now|strong="H4994" the|strong="H3117" day|strong="H3117" draweth|strong="H7503" toward|strong="H1870" evening|strong="H6150", I|strong="H3117" pray|strong="H4994" you|strong="H3117" tarry|strong="H3885" all|strong="H3885" night|strong="H3885": behold|strong="H2009", the|strong="H3117" day|strong="H3117" groweth to|strong="H1980" an|strong="H6965" end|strong="H2583", lodge|strong="H3885" here|strong="H6311", that|strong="H3117" thine|strong="H3117" heart|strong="H3824" may|strong="H4994" be|strong="H3117" merry|strong="H3190"; and|strong="H1980" tomorrow|strong="H4279" get|strong="H6965" you|strong="H3117" early|strong="H7925" on|strong="H3117" your|strong="H3190" way|strong="H1870", that|strong="H3117" thou|strong="H3824" mayest go|strong="H1980" home|strong="H3212".
10 But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H5704" man would not|strong="H3808" tarry|strong="H3885" that|strong="H1931" night|strong="H3885", but|strong="H3808" he|strong="H1931" rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" and|strong="H6965" departed|strong="H3212", and|strong="H6965" came|strong="H3212" over|strong="H6965" against|strong="H5973" Jebus|strong="H2982" (the|strong="H5704" same|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" Jerusalem|strong="H3389"): and|strong="H6965" there|strong="H5704" were|strong="H3389" with|strong="H5973" him|strong="H5973" a|strong="H3068" couple|strong="H6776" of|strong="H6776" asses|strong="H2543" saddled|strong="H2280"; his|strong="H6965" concubine|strong="H6370" also|strong="H3389" was|strong="H1931" with|strong="H5973" him|strong="H5973".
11 When|strong="H3117" they|strong="H1992" were|strong="H3117" by|strong="H3117" Jebus|strong="H2982", the|strong="H3117" day|strong="H3117" was|strong="H5892" far|strong="H3966" spent|strong="H3885"; and|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" servant|strong="H5288" said unto|strong="H3212" his|strong="H5493" master, Come|strong="H3212", I|strong="H3117" pray|strong="H4994" thee|strong="H4994", and|strong="H3117" let|strong="H4994" us|strong="H4994" turn|strong="H5493" aside|strong="H5493" into|strong="H3212" this|strong="H2063" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3117" Jebusites|strong="H2983", and|strong="H3117" lodge|strong="H3885" in|strong="H3117" it|strong="H2063".
12 And|strong="H1121" his|strong="H5493" master said unto|strong="H3478" him|strong="H5704", We|strong="H5704" will|strong="H3478" not|strong="H3808" turn|strong="H5493" aside|strong="H5493" into|strong="H5892" the|strong="H5704" city|strong="H5892" of|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3068" stranger|strong="H5237", that|strong="H3478" is|strong="H3478" not|strong="H3808" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H5704" children|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478"; but|strong="H3808" we|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3478" pass|strong="H5674" over|strong="H5674" to|strong="H5704" Gibeah|strong="H1390".
13 And|strong="H3212" he|strong="H7126" said unto|strong="H3212" his|strong="H7126" servant|strong="H5288", Come|strong="H3212" and|strong="H3212" let|strong="H3212" us draw|strong="H7126" near|strong="H7126" to|strong="H3212" one of|strong="H4725" these places|strong="H4725"; and|strong="H3212" we|strong="H3068" will|strong="H5288" lodge|strong="H3885" in|strong="H3212" Gibeah|strong="H1390", or in|strong="H3212" Ramah|strong="H7414".
14 So|strong="H5674" they|strong="H5674" passed|strong="H5674" on|strong="H5674" and|strong="H3212" went|strong="H3212" their|strong="H1144" way|strong="H3212"; and|strong="H3212" the|strong="H5674" sun|strong="H8121" went|strong="H3212" down|strong="H3212" upon|strong="H5674" them|strong="H5674" near to|strong="H3212" Gibeah|strong="H1390", which belongeth to|strong="H3212" Benjamin|strong="H1144".
15 And|strong="H1004" they|strong="H8033" turned|strong="H5493" aside|strong="H5493" thither|strong="H8033", to|strong="H1004" go|strong="H5493" in|strong="H3427" to|strong="H1004" lodge|strong="H3885" in|strong="H3427" Gibeah|strong="H1390": and|strong="H1004" he|strong="H8033" went|strong="H5892" in|strong="H3427", and|strong="H1004" sat|strong="H3427" him down|strong="H3427" in|strong="H3427" the|strong="H5493" street|strong="H7339" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5493" city|strong="H5892": for|strong="H3427" there|strong="H8033" was|strong="H5892" no man that|strong="H5892" took|strong="H5493" them|strong="H3427" into|strong="H5892" his|strong="H5493" house|strong="H1004" to|strong="H1004" lodge|strong="H3885".
16 And|strong="H2022", behold|strong="H2009", there|strong="H2009" came an|strong="H4480" old|strong="H2205" man|strong="H2205" from|strong="H4480" his|strong="H4480" work|strong="H4639" out|strong="H4480" of|strong="H2022" the|strong="H4480" field|strong="H7704" at|strong="H2022" even|strong="H6153"; now|strong="H2009" the|strong="H4480" man|strong="H2205" was|strong="H1931" of|strong="H2022" the|strong="H4480" hill|strong="H2022" country|strong="H2022" of|strong="H2022" Ephraim, and|strong="H2022" he|strong="H1931" sojourned|strong="H1481" in|strong="H4725" Gibeah|strong="H1390": but|strong="H2009" the|strong="H4480" men|strong="H2205" of|strong="H2022" the|strong="H4480" place|strong="H4725" were|strong="H2022" Benjamites|strong="H1145".
17 And|strong="H3212" he|strong="H3212" lifted|strong="H5375" up|strong="H5375" his|strong="H5375" eyes|strong="H5869", and|strong="H3212" saw|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" wayfaring man|strong="H2205" in|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" street|strong="H7339" of|strong="H5892" the|strong="H7200" city|strong="H5892"; and|strong="H3212" the|strong="H7200" old|strong="H2205" man|strong="H2205" said, Whither goest|strong="H3212" thou|strong="H7200"? and|strong="H3212" whence comest thou|strong="H7200"?
18 And|strong="H1980" he|strong="H5704" said unto|strong="H3068" him|strong="H1980", We|strong="H5704" are|strong="H3068" passing|strong="H5674" from|strong="H1980" Beth-lehem-judah|strong="H1035" unto|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" farther side|strong="H3411" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3068" hill|strong="H2022" country|strong="H2022" of|strong="H1004" Ephraim; from|strong="H1980" thence|strong="H8033" am|strong="H3068" I|strong="H5704", and|strong="H1980" I|strong="H5704" went|strong="H1980" to|strong="H5704" Beth-lehem-judah|strong="H1035": and|strong="H1980" I|strong="H5704" am|strong="H3068" now going|strong="H1980" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3068" house|strong="H1004" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068"; and|strong="H1980" there|strong="H8033" is|strong="H3068" no|strong="H1980" man|strong="H5674" that|strong="H3068" taketh|strong="H3068" me|strong="H5674" into|strong="H1980" his|strong="H3068" house|strong="H1004".
19 Yet|strong="H1571" there|strong="H3426" is|strong="H3426" both|strong="H1571" straw|strong="H8401" and|strong="H3899" provender|strong="H4554" for|strong="H5650" our|strong="H3605" asses|strong="H2543"; and|strong="H3899" there|strong="H3426" is|strong="H3426" bread|strong="H3899" and|strong="H3899" wine|strong="H3196" also|strong="H1571" for|strong="H5650" me|strong="H5973", and|strong="H3899" for|strong="H5650" thy|strong="H5650" handmaid, and|strong="H3899" for|strong="H5650" the|strong="H3605" young|strong="H5288" man|strong="H5288" which|strong="H1697" is|strong="H3426" with|strong="H5973" thy|strong="H5650" servants|strong="H5650": there|strong="H3426" is|strong="H3426" no|strong="H3605" want|strong="H4270" of|strong="H1697" any|strong="H3605" thing|strong="H1697".
20 And|strong="H2205" the|strong="H3605" old|strong="H2205" man|strong="H2205" said, Peace|strong="H7965" be|strong="H7965" unto thee; howsoever|strong="H7535" let all|strong="H3605" thy|strong="H5921" wants|strong="H4270" lie|strong="H3885" upon|strong="H5921" me|strong="H5921"; only|strong="H7535" lodge|strong="H3885" not in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" street|strong="H7339".
21 So he|strong="H1004" brought him into his|strong="H7364" house|strong="H1004", and|strong="H1004" gave|strong="H1101" the|strong="H8354" asses|strong="H2543" fodder|strong="H1101": and|strong="H1004" they|strong="H7272" washed|strong="H7364" their|strong="H7364" feet|strong="H7272", and|strong="H1004" did eat and|strong="H1004" drink|strong="H8354".
22 As|strong="H3318" they|strong="H1992" were|strong="H1121" making their|strong="H1992" hearts|strong="H3820" merry|strong="H3190", behold|strong="H2009", the|strong="H5921" men|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H5921" city|strong="H5892", certain|strong="H3045" sons|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Belial|strong="H1100", beset|strong="H5437" the|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004" round|strong="H1004" about|strong="H5437", beating at|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" door|strong="H1817"; and|strong="H1121" they|strong="H1992" spake to|strong="H3318" the|strong="H5921" master|strong="H1167" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004", the|strong="H5921" old|strong="H1121" man|strong="H2205", saying, Bring|strong="H3318" forth|strong="H3318" the|strong="H5921" man|strong="H2205" that|strong="H3045" came|strong="H3318" into|strong="H5921" thine|strong="H5437" house|strong="H1004", that|strong="H3045" we|strong="H3068" may|strong="H1121" know|strong="H3045" him|strong="H5921".
23 And|strong="H1004" the|strong="H6213" man|strong="H1167", the|strong="H6213" master|strong="H1167" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H6213" house|strong="H1004", went|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" unto|strong="H6213" them|strong="H6213", and|strong="H1004" said|strong="H3318" unto|strong="H6213" them|strong="H6213", Nay, my|strong="H3318" brethren, I|strong="H2088" pray|strong="H4994" you|strong="H6213", do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H6213" so|strong="H6213" wickedly|strong="H7489"; seeing that|strong="H2088" this|strong="H2088" man|strong="H1167" is|strong="H2088" come|strong="H3318" into|strong="H6213" mine|strong="H3318" house|strong="H1004", do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H6213" this|strong="H2088" folly|strong="H5039".
24 Behold|strong="H2009", here|strong="H2009" is|strong="H2088" my|strong="H3318" daughter|strong="H1323" a|strong="H3068" maiden|strong="H1330", and|strong="H5869" his|strong="H6213" concubine|strong="H6370"; them|strong="H6213" I|strong="H2009" will|strong="H5869" bring|strong="H3318" out|strong="H3318" now|strong="H4994", and|strong="H5869" humble|strong="H6031" ye|strong="H6213" them|strong="H6213", and|strong="H5869" do|strong="H6213" with|strong="H6213" them|strong="H6213" what|strong="H1697" seemeth|strong="H5869" good|strong="H2896" unto|strong="H6213" you|strong="H6213": but|strong="H3808" unto|strong="H6213" this|strong="H2088" man|strong="H2896" do|strong="H6213" not|strong="H3808" any|strong="H6213" such|strong="H2088" folly|strong="H5039".
25 But|strong="H3808" the|strong="H3605" men|strong="H3605" would|strong="H3605" not|strong="H3808" hearken|strong="H8085" to|strong="H5704" him|strong="H7971": so|strong="H7971" the|strong="H3605" man|strong="H3605" laid|strong="H7971" hold|strong="H2388" on|strong="H5927" his|strong="H3605" concubine|strong="H6370", and|strong="H7971" brought|strong="H3318" her|strong="H3605" forth|strong="H3318" unto|strong="H8085" them|strong="H7971"; and|strong="H7971" they|strong="H3808" knew|strong="H3045" her|strong="H3605", and|strong="H7971" abused|strong="H5953" her|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" night|strong="H3915" until|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3605" morning|strong="H1242": and|strong="H7971" when|strong="H8085" the|strong="H3605" day|strong="H7837" began to|strong="H5704" spring|strong="H5927", they|strong="H3808" let|strong="H7971" her|strong="H3605" go|strong="H3318".
26 Then|strong="H5307" came|strong="H5307" the|strong="H5704" woman|strong="H1004" in|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5704" dawning|strong="H6437" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5704" day|strong="H1242" and|strong="H1004" fell|strong="H5307" down|strong="H5307" at|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5704" door|strong="H6607" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5704" man|strong="H5307"’s house|strong="H1004" where|strong="H8033" her|strong="H5704" lord was|strong="H1004", till|strong="H5704" it|strong="H8033" was|strong="H1004" light.
27 And|strong="H6965" her|strong="H5921" lord rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" morning|strong="H1242", and|strong="H6965" opened|strong="H6605" the|strong="H5921" doors|strong="H1817" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004", and|strong="H6965" went|strong="H3212" out|strong="H3318" to|strong="H3318" go|strong="H3212" his|strong="H5921" way|strong="H1870": and|strong="H6965", behold|strong="H2009", the|strong="H5921" woman|strong="H1004" his|strong="H5921" concubine|strong="H6370" was|strong="H1004" fallen|strong="H5307" down|strong="H5307" at|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" door|strong="H6607" of|strong="H1004" the|strong="H5921" house|strong="H1004", with|strong="H1004" her|strong="H5921" hands|strong="H3027" upon|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" threshold|strong="H5592".
28 And|strong="H6965" he|strong="H5921" said|strong="H6030" unto|strong="H3212" her|strong="H3947", Up|strong="H6965", and|strong="H6965" let|strong="H3212" us|strong="H5921" be|strong="H4725" going|strong="H3212"; but|strong="H6030" none answered|strong="H6030": then|strong="H6030" he|strong="H5921" took|strong="H3947" her|strong="H3947" up|strong="H6965" upon|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" ass|strong="H2543"; and|strong="H6965" the|strong="H5921" man|strong="H6030" rose|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965", and|strong="H6965" gat|strong="H3212" him|strong="H5921" unto|strong="H3212" his|strong="H3947" place|strong="H4725".
29 And|strong="H3478" when|strong="H7971" he|strong="H3605" was|strong="H3478" come|strong="H3478" into|strong="H3947" his|strong="H3605" house|strong="H1004", he|strong="H3605" took|strong="H3947" a|strong="H3068" knife|strong="H3979", and|strong="H3478" laid|strong="H7971" hold|strong="H2388" on|strong="H7971" his|strong="H3605" concubine|strong="H6370", and|strong="H3478" divided|strong="H5408" her|strong="H3605", limb|strong="H6106" by|strong="H3478" limb|strong="H6106", into|strong="H3947" twelve|strong="H8147" pieces|strong="H5409", and|strong="H3478" sent|strong="H7971" her|strong="H3605" throughout|strong="H3605" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" borders|strong="H1366" of|strong="H1004" Israel|strong="H3478".
30 And|strong="H1121" it|strong="H7760" was|strong="H1961" so|strong="H1961", that|strong="H7200" all|strong="H3605" that|strong="H7200" saw|strong="H7200" it|strong="H7760" said|strong="H1696", There|strong="H1961" was|strong="H1961" no|strong="H3808" such|strong="H2088" deed|strong="H2063" done|strong="H1961" nor|strong="H3808" seen|strong="H7200" from|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" day|strong="H3117" that|strong="H7200" the|strong="H3605" children|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" Israel|strong="H3478" came|strong="H1961" up|strong="H5927" out|strong="H7200" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3605" land of|strong="H1121" Egypt|strong="H4714" unto|strong="H1696" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117": consider|strong="H7200" of|strong="H1121" it|strong="H7760", take|strong="H7760" counsel|strong="H5779", and|strong="H1121" speak|strong="H1696".