Judges 19:25-28

19:25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite ¹  grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. ²  They raped ³  her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn. 19:26 The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master ⁴  was staying until it became light. ⁵  19:27 When her master ⁶  got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went outside to start on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, sprawled out on the doorstep of the house with her hands on the threshold. 19:28 He said to her, “Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”

³ tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.

⁴ tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.

⁵ tn Heb “The woman came at the turning of the morning and fell at the door of the house of the man where her master was until the light.”

⁶ tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.

⁷ tn Heb “And the man took her on the donkey and arose and went to his place.”