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Judges 19

1 A Levites wife being an harlot, forsoke her housband, and he toke her againe. 25 At Gibeah she was moste vilenously abused to the death. 29 The Levite cutteth her in pieces and sendeth her to the twelve tribes.
1.Also in those daies, *when there was no King in Israél, a certaine Levite dwelt on the side of mount Ephráim, and toke to wife a *concubine out of Beth-léhem Judah,
2.And his concubine played the whore ^there, and went away from him unto her fathers house to Beth-léhem Judah, & there continued the space of foure moneths.
3.And her housband arose and went after her, to speak ^friendly unto her, and to bring her againe: he had also his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she broght him unto her fathers house, and when the yong womans father sawe him, he rejoyced ^of his comming.
4.And his father in lawe, the yong womans father reteined him: and he abode with him thre daies: so they did eat and drinke, and lodged there.
5.¶ And when the fourth day came, thei arose early in the morning, and ^he prepared to departe: then the yong womans father said unto his sonne in lawe, ^Comforte thine heart with a morsel of bread, and then go your way.
6.So they sate downe, and did eat and drinke bothe of them together. And the ayong womans father said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tary all night, & let thine heart be mery.
7.And when the man rose up to departe, his father in lawe ^was earnest: therefore he returned, and lodged there.
8.And he arose up early the fifte day to departe, and the yong womans father said, bComforte thine heart, I pray thee: and they taryed until after midday, and they bothe did eat.
9.Afterwarde when the man arose to departe with his concubine and his servant, his father in lawe, the yong womans father said unto him, Beholde now, the day ^draweth towarde even: I pray you, tary all night: beholde the ^sunne goeth to rest: lodge here, that thine heart may be mery, and tomorowe get you early upon your way, and go to thy ctent.
10.But the man wolde not tary, but arose and departed, and came over against Jebús, (which is Jerusalém) and his two asses laden, and his concubine were with him.
11.When thei were nere to Jebús, the day ^was sore spent, and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turne into this citie of the Jebusites, and lodge all night there.
12.And his master answered him, dWe wil not turne into the citie of strangers that are not of the children of Israél, but we wil go forthe to Gibeáh.
13.And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us drawe nere to one of these places, that we may lodge in Gibeáh or in Ramáh.
14.So they went forwarde upon their way, and the sunne went downe upon them nere to Gibeáh, which is in Benjamín.
15.¶ Then thei turned thether to go in and lodge in Gibeáh: and when he came, he sate him downe in a strete of the citie: for there was no man that ^toke them into his house to lodge.
16.And beholde, there came an olde man from his worke out of the field at even, and the man was of mount Ephráim, but dwelt in Gibeáh: and the men of the place were the children of eJeminí.
17.And when he had lift up his eyes, he sawe a ^wayfaring man in the stretes of the citie: then this olde man said, Whether goest thou, and whence camest thou?
18.And he answered him, We came from Beth-léhem Judáh, unto the side of mount Ephráim: from thence am I: and I went to Beth-léhem Judáh, and go now to the fhouse of the Lord: and no man receiveth me to house,
19.Although we have strawe and provandre for our asses, and also bread and wine for me and thine handmayd, and for the boy that is with thy servant: we lacke nothing.
20.And the olde man said, ^Peace be with thee: as for all that thou lackest, shalt thou finde with me: onely abide not in the strete all night.
21.¶ So he broght him into his house, and gave foddre unto the asses: and thei washed their fete, and did eat and drinke.
22.And as they were making their hearts mery, beholde, the men of the citie, ^wicked men beset the house round about, and gsmote at the dore, and spake to this olde man the master of the house, saying, Bring forthe the man that came into thine house that we may knowe him.
23.And *this man the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Naye my brethren, do not so wickedly, I pray you: seing that this man is come into mine house, do not this vilanie.
24.Beholde, here is my daughter, a virgine, and his concubine: them wil I bring out now, hand humble them, and do with them what semeth you good: but to this man do not this vilenie.
25.But the men wolde not hearken to him: therefore the man toke his concubine, and broght her out unto them: and they knewe her and abused her all the night unto the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.
26.So the woman came in the dawning of the day, and ifel downe at the dore of the mans house where her lord was, til the light day.
27.And her ^lord arose in the morning, and opened the dores of the house, and went out to go his way, and beholde, the woman his concubine was ^dead at the dore of the house and her hands lay upon the thresholde.
28.And he said unto her, Up and let us go: but she answered not. Then he toke her up upon the asse, and the man rose up, and went unto his kplace.
29.And when he was come to his house, he toke a knife, and laid hand on his concubine, and devided her in pieces with her bones into twelve partes, and sent her through all quarters of Israél.
30.And all that sawe it, said, There was no lsuch thing done or sene since the time that the children of Israél came up from the land of Egypt unto this day: considre the matter, consult and give sentence.

Notes

1-*.
Chap. 17.6 and 18.1.
1-*-1.
Gen. 25.6.
2-^.
Ebr., besides him: to wit, with others.
3-^.
Ebr., to her heart.
3-^-1.
Or, at his meeting. 1 Geneva Bible 1560
5-^.
Ebr., rose up.
5-^-1.
Or, strengthen.
6-a.
That is, his concubine’s father.
7-^.
Or, compelled him.
8-b.
Meaning, that he should refresh himself with meat, as verse 5.
9-^.
Ebr., is weak.
9-^-1.
Or, the day lodges.
9-c.
To wit, to the town or city where he dwelt.
11-^.
Or, went down.
12-d.
Though in these days there were most horrible corruptions, yet very necessity could not compel them to have to do with them that professed not the true God.
15-^.
Or, gathered them.
16-e.
That is, of the tribe of Benjamin.
17-^.
Or, a man walking.
18-f.
To Shiloh or Mizpeh, where the Ark was.
20-^.
Or, be of good comfort. 7
22-^.
Ebr., men of Belial: that is given to all wickedness.
22-g.
To the intent they might break it.
23-*.
Gen. 19.7.
24-h.
That is, abuse them.
26-i.
She fell down dead, as verse 27.
27-^.
Or, husband.
27-^-1.
Or fallen.
28-k.
Meaning, home unto mount Ephraim.
30-l.
For this was like the sin of Sodom, for the which God rained down fire and brimstone from heaven.