Judges 19
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 19 of 21
Chapter Summary
A Levite goes to Beth-lehem. An old man, a sojourner, lodges them. 22 The sodomites demand he come out to them.26 they rape his concubine;she dies. 29 He cuts her into twelve pieces, sending them to the twelve tribes.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
A Levite of the hills of Ephraim who went to retrieve his concubine and later cut her body into twelve pieces
A woman of Bethlehem-judah who was thrown out to the mob at Gibeah, abused all night, and died at the door
An aged Ephraimite sojourner who sheltered the Levite and offered his own daughter and the concubine to the mob
Timeline
A Levite in Ephraim takes a concubine from Bethlehem-judah. She fornicates against him and returns to her father's house for four months.
Judges 19:1-2The Levite goes to Bethlehem-judah to speak to his concubine's heart and bring her back. His father-in-law rejoices to see him.
Judges 19:3The father-in-law detains the Levite for several days, pressing him to stay, eat, and drink until the afternoon of the fifth day.
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