Judges:19:15-28

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* And they turned aside thither , to go in and to lodge in Gibeah Gib #ah #: 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 . * And , 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 Gib #ah #: but the men of the place were Benjamites Ben-y @miyniy #. * And 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 ? * And he said unto him , We are passing from Bethlehemjudah Beyth Lechem # toward the side of mount Ephraim ; from thence am I : and I went to Bethlehemjudah Beyth Lechem #, but I am now going to the house of the LORD ; and there is no man that receiveth me to house . * Yet 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 . * And the old man said , Peace be with thee ; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me ; only lodge not in the street . * So he brought him into his house , and gave provender unto the asses : and they washed their feet , and did eat and drink . * Now as they were making their hearts merry , behold , the men of the city , certain sons of Belial b @liya #al #, 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 . * And 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 . * Behold , 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 . * But 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 . * Then came the woman in the dawning of the day , and fell down at the door of the mans house where her lord was , till it was light . * And 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 . * And 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 .

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