And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for
the (a) damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray
thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
(a) That is, his concubines father.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the
damsel's father said, (b) Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they
tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
(b) Meaning, that he should refresh himself with food, as in (Judges
19:5).... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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 y... [ Continue Reading ]
And his master said unto him, (d) 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.
(d) Though in these days there were most horrible corruptions, even
necessity could not compel them to associate with those who did not... [ Continue Reading ]
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:
but the men of the place [were] (e) Benjamites.
(e) Or, the children of Jamini.... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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 (f) house of the LORD; and
there [is] no man that receiveth me to house.
(f) To Shiloh of Mizpeh where the ark was.... [ Continue Reading ]
[Now] as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the
city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, [and] (g)
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.
(g) In an atte... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, [here is] my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will
bring out now, (h) and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth
good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
(h) That is, abuse them, as in (Genesis 19:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and (i) fell down at
the door of the man's house where her lord [was], till it was light.
(i) She fell down dead, as in (Judges 19:27).... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (k) place.
(k) Meaning, home to mount Ephraim.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no (l) 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].
(l) For this was like the sin of Sodom for which God rained down fire
and... [ Continue Reading ]