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Then the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He said, “Get up! Let’s go!” But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to her, “Get up, let us be going.” But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her <i>up</i> upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said to her, “Get up and let us be going.” But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to her, “Get up and let’s go,” but there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey; and the man set out and went to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said to her, &#8220Get up and let us go,&#8221 but there was no answer. Then he placed her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said to her, “Get up and let us go,” but there was no answer. Then he placed her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said to her, “Get up and let us go,” but there was no answer. Then he took her on the donkey; and the man arose and went to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said to her, “Get up, and let us go.” But there was no answer [for she had died]. Then he put her [body] on the donkey; and the man left and went home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Get up,” he told her. “Let’s go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Get up,&#8221 he told her. &#8220Let&#8217s go.&#8221 But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Get up!" he said. "It's time to leave." But his wife didn't move. He lifted her body onto his donkey and left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The Levite said to her, "Get up! Let's go!" But she did not answer. So he put her on the donkey and left for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said, "Get up. Let's go." But there was no answer. So he put her body across the donkey and started on his way home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He spoke to her, "Get up, and let's go." But there was no response. So he placed her on the donkey, mounted his own animal, and went home. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Get up,? he told her. ?Let us go.? But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He said to her, "Get up, let's leave!" But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he said to her, "Get up, and let us go." But there was no answer, for she was dead. So he placed her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went to his home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to her, Rise, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her upon an ass, and the man rose, and went to his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to her, “Get up, and let’s get going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he says to her, “Rise, and we go”; but there is no answering, and he takes her on the donkey, and the man rises and goes to his place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he saith unto her, 'Rise, and we go;' and there is none answering, and he taketh her on the ass, and the man riseth and goeth to his place,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to her, Arise, and go. And none answered. And he will take her upon the ass, and the man will rise and go to his place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He thinking she was taking her rest, said to her: Arise, and let us be going. But as she made no answer, perceiving she was dead, he took her up, and laid her upon his ass, and returned to his house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he, thinking that she was resting, said to her, “Get up, and let us walk.” But since she gave no response, realizing that she had died, he took her up, and he laid her on his donkey, and he returned to his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Come, let us go,” he said to her, but there was no answer. So the man placed her on a donkey and started out again for home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Get up,” he said to her, “we are going.” But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey; and the man set out for his home.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to her, Get up, let us go. But she did not answer. Then he put her upon the ass, and the man rose up and went on to his own home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to her: “Get up, let us go!”, and she did not answer him. And he took her on his donkey and the man arose and he went on to his place<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto her. 'Up, and let us be going'; but none answered; then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and got him unto his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/19-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5887" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Gibeah's Crime</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>In the morning, when her master got up and opened the doors of the house to go out on his journey, there was his concubine, collapsed in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qū·mî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">“Get up,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he told her.</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·nê·lê·ḵāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Let us go.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">But there was no</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ō·neh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To answer, respond.">response.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">So the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">put her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ha·ḥă·mō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">his donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">and set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: lim·qō·mōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">for home.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-5.htm">Genesis 19:5-8</a></span><br />They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!” / Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. / “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Genesis 34:2-7</a></span><br />When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. / And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. / So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-25.htm">Deuteronomy 22:25-27</a></span><br />But if the man encounters a betrothed woman in the open country, and he overpowers her and lies with her, only the man who has done this must die. / Do nothing to the young woman, because she has committed no sin worthy of death. This case is just like one in which a man attacks his neighbor and murders him. / When he found her in the field, the betrothed woman cried out, but there was no one to save her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-11.htm">2 Samuel 13:11-14</a></span><br />And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!” / “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-9.htm">Hosea 10:9</a></span><br />Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel, and there you have remained. Did not the battle in Gibeah overtake the sons of iniquity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-2</a></span><br />It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-15.htm">Revelation 22:15</a></span><br />But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up on an ass, and the man rose up, and got him to his place.</p><p class="hdg">But none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5</a></b></br> And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, <i>and</i> thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">1 Kings 18:29</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the <i>time</i> of the offering of the <i>evening</i> sacrifice, that <i>there was</i> neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/15-16.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/judges/15-16.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/judges/19-18.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/judges/8-27.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-3.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">Home</a> <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Let's</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/20-32.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-1.htm">A Levite goes to Bethlehem to fetch home his concubine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-16.htm">An old man entertains him at Gibeah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-29.htm">He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Get up,” he told her.</b><br>This phrase reflects the Levite's command to his concubine after a night of horrific abuse. The Levite's words are stark and lack compassion, highlighting the moral decay present in Israel during the time of the Judges. This period was marked by a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance, as described throughout the Book of Judges. The Levite's command can be seen as indicative of the societal breakdown and the lack of respect for human dignity, especially towards women, which was prevalent in that era.<p><b>“Let us go.”</b><br>The Levite's insistence on leaving quickly suggests a desire to escape the scene of the crime and avoid further confrontation or shame. This reflects the broader theme in Judges of individuals acting in their own interest rather than seeking justice or righteousness. The phrase also underscores the transient and unstable nature of life during the time of the Judges, where there was no king in Israel, and everyone did what was right in their own eyes (<a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>).<p><b>But there was no response.</b><br>This tragic statement indicates the concubine's death or near-death state, a result of the brutal events she endured. Her silence is a powerful testament to the consequences of unchecked sin and the failure of the community to protect the vulnerable. It also serves as a narrative device to highlight the Levite's callousness and the gravity of the situation, as he does not immediately recognize or respond to her condition.<p><b>So the man put her on his donkey</b><br>The act of placing her on the donkey signifies the Levite's practical response to the situation, yet it also underscores his detachment and lack of emotional engagement. In biblical times, a donkey was a common means of transport, symbolizing the burdens people carried. This image can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and moral burdens borne by Israel due to their disobedience and idolatry.<p><b>and set out for home.</b><br>The Levite's return home with his concubine's body marks the beginning of a series of events that lead to civil war within Israel (Judges 20). This journey back home is not just a physical return but also a narrative turning point that exposes the deep-seated issues within the nation. The Levite's actions, and the subsequent response of the tribes of Israel, illustrate the need for righteous leadership and foreshadow the eventual establishment of monarchy in Israel, which would bring a semblance of order and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levite.htm">The Levite</a></b><br>A man from the tribe of Levi, who is central to this account. He is traveling with his concubine and servant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a></b><br>The Levite's concubine, who has been brutally abused and is found unresponsive.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin where the tragic events unfold.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_old_man.htm">The Old Man</a></b><br>A resident of Gibeah who offers hospitality to the Levite and his concubine.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_benjamites.htm">The Benjamites</a></b><br>The men of Gibeah who commit the heinous act against the concubine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_moral_decay.htm">The Consequences of Moral Decay</a></b><br>The events in Gibeah serve as a stark reminder of what happens when a society turns away from God's laws and moral standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hospitality_and_protection.htm">The Importance of Hospitality and Protection</a></b><br>The old man's initial act of hospitality contrasts sharply with the violence that follows, highlighting the biblical call to protect and care for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_and_accountability.htm">The Role of Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>The Levite's actions, or lack thereof, raise questions about leadership and responsibility in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_justice_and_righteousness.htm">The Need for Justice and Righteousness</a></b><br>This passage underscores the necessity of justice and righteousness in a community, as the absence of these leads to chaos and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_own_communities.htm">Reflecting on Our Own Communities</a></b><br>Encourages believers to examine their own communities for areas where moral decay might be present and to take action to uphold God's standards.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_the_levite's_concubine.htm">What happened to the Levite's concubine in Gibeah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_origin_of_demons.htm">What is Gibeah's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_apostles_judging_israel.htm">Why do we find no historical record to support Jesus's promise of the apostles sitting on thrones to judge Israel (Matthew 19:28)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_getting_a_tattoo_considered_sinful.htm">Is getting a tattoo considered sinful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">But none answered.</span>--The sacred writer, in his horror, will not say that she was dead.<p><span class= "bld">Upon an ass.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">the ass, </span>which had borne her while she was living. The omission of every detail, the narration of the naked facts in the simplest words, without pausing to say so much as a single word respecting the Levite's or the old man's feelings, is a striking example of the difference of the historic method of ancient and modern times.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/19-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Get up,”</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֥וּמִי</span> <span class="translit">(qū·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he told her.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֧אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Let us go.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֵלֵ֖כָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nê·lê·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But there was no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">response.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹנֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So the man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his donkey</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמ֔וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣קָם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for home.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lim·qō·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/19-28.htm">Judges 19:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/19-28.htm">OT History: Judges 19:28 He said to her Up and let (Jd Judg. 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