Discovery Box| (0.66) | Jdg 18:3 |
| As they approached 1 Micah’s house, they recognized the accent 2 of the young Levite. So they stopped 3 there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” 4 |
| (0.66) | Jdg 19:1 |
| 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. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 19:4 |
| His father-in-law, the girl’s father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 19:11 |
| When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late 1 and the servant 2 said to his master, “Come on, let’s stop at 3 this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.” |
| (0.66) | Jdg 19:23 |
| The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, “No, my brothers! Don’t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don’t do such a disgraceful thing! |
| (0.66) | Jdg 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. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 20:5 |
| The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. 1 They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 20:6 |
| I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces 1 throughout the territory occupied by Israel, 2 because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity 3 in Israel. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 20:13 |
| Now, hand over the good-for-nothings 1 in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness.” 2 But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 20:33 |
| 1 All the men of Israel got up from their places and took their positions at Baal Tamar, while the Israelites hiding in ambush jumped out of their places west of Gibeah. |
| (0.66) | Jdg 20:34 |
| Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. 1 But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep. 2 |
| (0.66) | Jdg 21:19 |
| However, there is an annual festival to the Lord in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel 1 (east of the main road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem) and south of Lebonah.” |
| (0.66) | Jdg 21:23 |
| The Benjaminites did as instructed. 1 They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. 2 They went home 3 to their own territory, 4 rebuilt their cities, and settled down. 5 |
| (0.66) | Rut 2:2 |
| One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go 1 to the fields so I can gather 2 grain behind whoever permits me to do so.” 3 Naomi 4 replied, “You may go, my daughter.” |
| (0.66) | Rut 3:3 |
| So bathe yourself, 1 rub on some perfumed oil, 2 and get dressed up. 3 Then go down 4 to the threshing floor. But don’t let the man know you’re there until he finishes his meal. 5 |
| (0.66) | Rut 3:7 |
| When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap. 1 Then Ruth 2 crept up quietly, 3 uncovered his legs, 4 and lay down beside him. 5 |
| (0.66) | Rut 3:10 |
| He said, “May you be rewarded 1 by the Lord, my dear! 2 This act of devotion 3 is greater than what you did before. 4 For you have not sought to marry 5 one of the young men, whether rich or poor. 6 |
| (0.66) | Rut 4:1 |
| Now Boaz went up 1 to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian 2 whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! 3 Boaz said, “Come 4 here and sit down, ‘John Doe’!” 5 So he came 6 and sat down. |
| (0.66) | Rut 4:7 |
| (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: 1 A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. 2 This was a legally binding act 3 in Israel.) |
| (0.66) | 1Sa 1:15 |
| But Hannah replied, “That’s not the way it is, 1 my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. 2 I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to 3 the Lord. |
