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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Judges 19 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/judges/19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/judges/19-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > Judges 19</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../judges/18.htm" title="Judges 18">◄</a> Judges 19 <a href="../judges/20.htm" title="Judges 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/judges/19-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Crime of the Benjamites<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And there was a Levite sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a concubine from Bethleem Juda. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And his concubine departed from him, and went away from him to the house of her father to Bethleem Juda, and she was there four months. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And her husband rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And his father-in-law, the father of the damsel, constrained him, and he stayed with him for three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye shall go. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So they two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let thy heart be merry. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law constrained him, and he stayed and lodged there. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thine heart, and quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the day has declined toward evening; lodge here, an let thy heart rejoice; and ye shall rise early to-morrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy habitation.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>But the man would not lodge there, but he arose and departed, and came to the part opposite Jebus, (this is Jerusalem,) and <i>there was</i> with him a pair of asses saddled, and his concubine <i>was</i> with him. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And they came as far as Jebus: and the day had far advanced, and the young man said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites, and let us lodge in it. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gabaa. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And they turned aside thence to go in to lodge in Gabaa; and they went in, and sat down in the street of the city, and there was no one who conducted them into a house to lodge.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And behold, an old man came out of the field from his work in the evening; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gabaa, and the men of the place <i>were</i> sons of Benjamin. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he lifted up his eyes, and saw a traveller in the street of the city; and the old man said to him, Whither goest thou, and whence comest thou? <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And he said to him, We are passing by from Bethleem Juda to the sides of mount Ephraim: I am from thence, and I went as far as Bethleem Juda, and I am going home, and there is no man to take me into his house. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there is no want of anything. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And the old man said, Peace <i>be</i> to thee; only be every want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the street. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And he brought him into his house, and made room for his asses; and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And they <i>were</i> comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not ye this folly. <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Behold my daughter a virgin, and the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not this folly. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on the threshold. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And he said to her, Rise, and let us go; and she answered not, for she was dead: and he took her upon his ass, and went to his place. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And he took his sword, and laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve parts, and sent them to every coast of Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/judges/19-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>And it was so, that every one who saw it said, <i>Such a day</i> as this has not happened nor has been seen from the day of the going up of the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt until this day: take ye counsel concerning it, and speak.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../judges/18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Judges 18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Judges 18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../judges/20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Judges 20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Judges 20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>