Judges 19

1And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וּמֶלֶךְ אֵין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְהִי ׀ אִישׁ לֵוִי גָּר בְּיַרְכְּתֵי הַר־אֶפְרַיִם וַיִּקַּח־לֹו אִשָּׁה פִילֶגֶשׁ מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה׃ (4101)

2And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

וַתִּזְנֶה עָלָיו פִּילַגְשֹׁו וַתֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתֹּו אֶל־בֵּית אָבִיהָ אֶל־בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וַתְּהִי־שָׁם יָמִים אַרְבָּעָה חֳדָשִׁים׃ (4429)

See also: Ezekiel 16:28, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 21:9, Deuteronomy 22:21, Jeremiah 3:1, 1 Corinthians 7:11

3And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

וַיָּקָם אִישָׁהּ וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ לְדַבֵּר עַל־לִבָּהּ [לַהֲשִׁיבֹו כ] (לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ ק) וְנַעֲרֹו עִמֹּו וְצֶמֶד חֲמֹרִים וַתְּבִיאֵהוּ בֵּית אָבִיהָ וַיִּרְאֵהוּ אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה וַיִּשְׂמַח לִקְרָאתֹו׃ (5378)

See also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 50:21, Ruth 2:13, John 8:11, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 20:10, Numbers 22:22, Judges 15:1, Judges 19:26, Jeremiah 3:1, Hosea 2:14, Matthew 1:19, John 8:4-5, Galatians 6:1

4And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

וַיֶּחֱזַק־בֹּו חֹתְנֹו אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה וַיֵּשֶׁב אִתֹּו שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַיָּלִינוּ שָׁם׃ (4048)

See also: Genesis 25:6

5And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

וַיְהִי בַּיֹּום הָרְבִיעִי וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיָּקָם לָלֶכֶת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה אֶל־חֲתָנֹו סְעָד לִבְּךָ פַּת־לֶחֶם וְאַחַר תֵּלֵכוּ׃ (4228)

See also: Genesis 18:5, Judges 19:8, John 4:34, Judges 19:18, 1 Samuel 14:27-29, 1 Samuel 30:12, 1 Kings 13:7, Psalms 104:15, Acts 9:19

6And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

וַיֵּשְׁבוּ וַיֹּאכְלוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו וַיִּשְׁתּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה אֶל־הָאִישׁ הֹואֶל־נָא וְלִין וְיִטַב לִבֶּךָ׃ (2767)

See also: Ruth 3:7, Judges 16:25, Judges 19:9, 2 Samuel 13:28, Esther 1:10, Judges 9:27, Judges 19:21-22, Judges 19:22, 1 Samuel 25:36, 2 Kings 6:3, Psalms 104:15, Luke 12:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, Revelation 11:10, Revelation 11:13

7And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ לָלֶכֶת וַיִּפְצַר־בֹּו חֹתְנֹו וַיָּשָׁב וַיָּלֶן שָׁם׃ (2564)

See also: 2 Samuel 13:25

8And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר בַּיֹּום הַחֲמִישִׁי לָלֶכֶת וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה סְעָד־נָא לְבָבְךָ וְהִתְמַהְמְהוּ עַד־נְטֹות הַיֹּום וַיֹּאכְלוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם׃ (4015)

See also: Judges 19:5

9And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ לָלֶכֶת הוּא וּפִילַגְשֹׁו וְנַעֲרֹו וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו חֹתְנֹו אֲבִי הַנַּעֲרָה הִנֵּה נָא רָפָה הַיֹּום לַעֲרֹב לִינוּ־נָא הִנֵּה חֲנֹות הַיֹּום לִין פֹּה וְיִיטַב לְבָבֶךָ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם מָחָר לְדַרְכְּכֶם וְהָלַכְתָּ לְאֹהָלֶךָ׃ (6508)

See also: Judges 19:6, Ruth 3:7, 2 Samuel 13:28, Exodus 18:27, Proverbs 27:1, James 4:13-14, Judges 16:25, Luke 24:29

10But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

וְלֹא־אָבָה הָאִישׁ לָלוּן וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּבֹא עַד־נֹכַח יְבוּס הִיא יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְעִמֹּו צֶמֶד חֲמֹורִים חֲבוּשִׁים וּפִילַגְשֹׁו עִמֹּו׃ (3027)

See also: Joshua 15:8, Joshua 15:63, Joshua 18:16, Joshua 18:28, Judges 1:8, Judges 1:21, Judges 19:11, 2 Samuel 5:6, 1 Chronicles 11:4-5

11And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

הֵם עִם־יְבוּס וְהַיֹּום רַד מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר הַנַּעַר אֶל־אֲדֹנָיו לְכָה־נָּא וְנָסוּרָה אֶל־עִיר־הַיְבוּסִי הַזֹּאת וְנָלִין בָּהּ׃ (2636)

See also: Genesis 10:16, Joshua 15:63, Judges 1:21, Judges 19:10, 2 Samuel 5:6, 2 Samuel 24:16, 1 Chronicles 1:14

12And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו לֹא נָסוּר אֶל־עִיר נָכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָה׃ (3036)

See also: Joshua 18:28, 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Samuel 13:2, Isaiah 10:29, Hosea 5:8

13And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרֹו לְךָ וְנִקְרְבָה בְּאַחַד הַמְּקֹמֹות וְלַנּוּ בַגִּבְעָה אֹו בָרָמָה׃ (2060)

See also: Joshua 18:25-26, Joshua 18:28, Judges 20:31, 1 Samuel 10:26, Isaiah 10:29, Hosea 5:8

14And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַתָּבֹא לָהֶם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ אֵצֶל הַגִּבְעָה אֲשֶׁר לְבִנְיָמִן׃ (2384)

See also: Judges 19:16, 2 Chronicles 13:2

15And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

וַיָּסֻרוּ שָׁם לָבֹוא לָלוּן בַּגִּבְעָה וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּרְחֹוב הָעִיר וְאֵין אִישׁ מְאַסֵּף־אֹותָם הַבַּיְתָה לָלוּן׃ (3243)

See also: Judges 19:18, Matthew 25:43, Hebrews 13:2, Genesis 18:2-8, Genesis 19:2-3, Judges 20:4, Job 31:32, Matthew 25:35

16And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

וְהִנֵּה ׀ אִישׁ זָקֵן בָּא מִן־מַעֲשֵׂהוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה בָּעֶרֶב וְהָאִישׁ מֵהַר אֶפְרַיִם וְהוּא־גָר בַּגִּבְעָה וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקֹום בְּנֵי יְמִינִי׃ (3667)

See also: Hosea 9:9, Judges 19:1, Psalms 104:23, Psalms 128:2, Proverbs 14:23, Matthew 10:11, Genesis 3:19, Judges 19:14, 2 Chronicles 13:2, Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 24:27, Ecclesiastes 1:13, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Ephesians 4:28, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, 2 Thessalonians 3:10

17And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָאִישׁ הָאֹרֵחַ בִּרְחֹב הָעִיר וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ הַזָּקֵן אָנָה תֵלֵךְ וּמֵאַיִן תָּבֹוא׃ (3865)

See also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 19:2, Jeremiah 14:8

18And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו עֹבְרִים אֲנַחְנוּ מִבֵּית־לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה עַד־יַרְכְּתֵי הַר־אֶפְרַיִם מִשָּׁם אָנֹכִי וָאֵלֵךְ עַד־בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ וְאֵין אִישׁ מְאַסֵּף אֹותִי הַבָּיְתָה׃ (6022)

See also: Judges 18:31, Joshua 18:1, Judges 19:15, Judges 20:18, Psalms 26:9, John 15:6, Judges 18:2, Judges 19:5, 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:7

19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

וְגַם־תֶּבֶן גַּם־מִסְפֹּוא יֵשׁ לַחֲמֹורֵינוּ וְגַם לֶחֶם וָיַיִן יֶשׁ־לִי וְלַאֲמָתֶךָ וְלַנַּעַר עִם־עֲבָדֶיךָ אֵין מַחְסֹור כָּל־דָּבָר׃ (3644)

See also: Genesis 24:25, Exodus 5:7, Acts 10:23, Acts 16:15

20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ הַזָּקֵן שָׁלֹום לָךְ רַק כָּל־מַחְסֹורְךָ עָלָי רַק בָּרְחֹוב אַל־תָּלַן׃ (2984)

See also: 2 Kings 4:8, Job 31:32, Genesis 43:23, Judges 6:23, Genesis 19:2-3, Genesis 24:31-33, 1 Samuel 25:6, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Isaiah 58:7, Luke 10:5-6, John 14:27, Romans 12:13, 1 Corinthians 1:3, Galatians 6:6, Hebrews 13:2, James 2:15-16, 1 Peter 4:9, 1 John 3:18

21So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

וַיְבִיאֵהוּ לְבֵיתֹו [וַיִּבֹּול כ] (וַיָּבָל ק) לַחֲמֹורִים וַיִּרְחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיהֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ׃ (2447)

See also: Genesis 24:32, Luke 7:44, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 43:24, John 13:14-15, Judges 19:6, 1 Samuel 25:41, 2 Samuel 11:8, 1 Kings 13:7, John 13:4-5, 1 Timothy 5:10

22Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.

הֵמָּה מֵיטִיבִים אֶת־לִבָּם וְהִנֵּה אַנְשֵׁי הָעִיר אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי־בְלִיַּעַל נָסַבּוּ אֶת־הַבַּיִת מִתְדַּפְּקִים עַל־הַדָּלֶת וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת הַזָּקֵן לֵאמֹר הֹוצֵא אֶת־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּא אֶל־בֵּיתְךָ וְנֵדָעֶנּוּ׃ (7604)

23And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

וַיֵּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הָאִישׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַל־אַחַי אַל־תָּרֵעוּ נָא אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּא הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה אַל־בֵּיתִי אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת׃ (5391)

See also: Genesis 34:7, Judges 20:6, 2 Samuel 13:12, Genesis 19:6-7, Deuteronomy 22:21, Joshua 7:15, Genesis 19:7, 1 Samuel 30:23

24Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַבְּתוּלָה וּפִילַגְשֵׁהוּ אֹוצִיאָה־נָּא אֹותָם וְעַנּוּ אֹותָם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם הַטֹּוב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וְלָאִישׁ הַזֶּה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ דְּבַר הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת׃ (5113)

See also: Genesis 19:8, Deuteronomy 21:14, Genesis 34:2, 2 Samuel 13:13, Romans 3:8

25But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

וְלֹא־אָבוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לִשְׁמֹעַ לֹו וַיַּחֲזֵק הָאִישׁ בְּפִילַגְשֹׁו וַיֹּצֵא אֲלֵיהֶם הַחוּץ וַיֵּדְעוּ אֹותָהּ וַיִּתְעַלְּלוּ־בָהּ כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עַד־הַבֹּקֶר וַיְשַׁלְּחוּהָ [בַּעֲלֹות כ] (כַּעֲלֹות ק) הַשָּׁחַר׃ (5718)

See also: Judges 20:5, Ephesians 4:19, Genesis 4:1, Jeremiah 5:7-8, Hosea 7:4-7, Hosea 9:9, Hosea 10:9

26Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.

וַתָּבֹא הָאִשָּׁה לִפְנֹות הַבֹּקֶר וַתִּפֹּל פֶּתַח בֵּית־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֲדֹונֶיהָ שָּׁם עַד־הָאֹור׃ (4528)

See also: Genesis 18:12, Judges 19:3, Judges 19:27, 1 Peter 3:6

27And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

וַיָּקָם אֲדֹנֶיהָ בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּפְתַּח דַּלְתֹות הַבַּיִת וַיֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת לְדַרְכֹּו וְהִנֵּה הָאִשָּׁה פִילַגְשֹׁו נֹפֶלֶת פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת וְיָדֶיהָ עַל־הַסַּף׃ (5689)

See also: Judges 19:26

28And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ קוּמִי וְנֵלֵכָה וְאֵין עֹנֶה וַיִּקָּחֶהָ עַל־הַחֲמֹור וַיָּקָם הָאִישׁ וַיֵּלֶךְ לִמְקֹמֹו׃ (2004)

See also: Judges 20:5, Judges 4:14, 1 Samuel 9:26, 1 Kings 18:29

29And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתֹו וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת וַיַּחֲזֵק בְּפִילַגְשֹׁו וַיְנַתְּחֶהָ לַעֲצָמֶיהָ לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר נְתָחִים וַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (5276)

See also: Judges 20:6-7, 1 Samuel 11:7, Deuteronomy 21:22-23, Romans 10:2, Proverbs 6:34

30And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

וְהָיָה כָל־הָרֹאֶה וְאָמַר לֹא־נִהְיְתָה וְלֹא־נִרְאֲתָה כָּזֹאת לְמִיֹּום עֲלֹות בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה שִׂימוּ־לָכֶם עָלֶיהָ עֻצוּ וְדַבֵּרוּ׃ (5199)

See also: Judges 20:7, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 11:14, Job 34:4, Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 24:6, Jeremiah 2:10, Hosea 9:9