Discovery BoxJudges 19:1 
Context19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite 1 living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine 2 from Bethlehem 3 in Judah.
Judges 19:10
Context19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left 4 and traveled as far as 5 Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). 6 He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. 7
Judges 19:24-25
Context19:24 Here are my virgin daughter and my guest’s 8 concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. 9 But don’t do such a disgraceful thing to this man!” 19:25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite 10 grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. 11 They raped 12 her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.
Judges 20:5-6
Context20:5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. 13 They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died. 20:6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces 14 throughout the territory occupied by Israel, 15 because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity 16 in Israel.
Judges 19:9
Context19:9 When the man got ready to leave 17 with his concubine and his servant, 18 his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look! The day is almost over! 19 Stay another night! Since the day is over, 20 stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home.” 21
Judges 19:27
Context19:27 When her master 22 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.
1 tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”
2 sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 8:31.
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
4 tn Heb “and he arose and went.”
5 tn Heb “to the front of.”
6 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
7 tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”
8 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the visiting Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”
10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”
12 tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.
13 tn Heb “arose against me and surrounded against me the house at night.”
14 tn Heb “her”; the referent is more naturally stated in English as “the pieces.”
15 tn Heb “throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel.”
16 tn Heb “a wicked and disgraceful [thing].”
17 tn Heb “the man arose to go.”
18 tn Or “young man.”
19 tn Heb “the day is sinking to become evening.”
20 tn Or “declining.”
21 tn Heb “for your way and go to your tent.”
22 tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.
