Discovery BoxJudges 19:25 
Context19:25 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.
Judges 20:6
Context20:6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces 4 throughout the territory occupied by Israel, 5 because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity 6 in Israel.
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 Heb “her”; the referent is more naturally stated in English as “the pieces.”
5 tn Heb “throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel.”
6 tn Heb “a wicked and disgraceful [thing].”
