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She collapsed at the door of the house and lay there until it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord <i>was</i>, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master <i>was,</i> till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until <i>full</i> daylight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man&#8217s house where her master was, until full daylight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until <i>full</i> daylight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was, until <i>full</i> daylight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />At daybreak the woman came and collapsed at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was [fully] light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man&#8217s house where her master was. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and it was almost daybreak when she went back to the house where her husband was staying. She collapsed at the door and lay there until sunrise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then came the woman in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At daybreak, the woman came to the door of the house where her husband was and collapsed. She was still there when it became light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At dawn the woman came and fell down at the door of the old man's house, where her husband was. She was still there when daylight came. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As dawn was breaking, the woman approached the door of the man's home where her master was and collapsed. Eventually, full daylight came. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master was staying until it became light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then at daybreak the woman arrived and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, until daylight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the woman comes in at the turning of the morning, and falls at the opening of the man’s house where her lord [is], until the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the woman cometh in at the turning of the morning, and falleth at the opening of the man's house, where her lord is, till the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the woman will come at the turning of the morning and she will fall at the door of the house where her lord there, even till the light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house where her lord lodged, and there fell down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But the woman, as darkness was receding, came to the door of the house, where her lord was staying, and there she fell down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At the approach of morning the woman came and collapsed at the entrance of the house in which her husband was, and lay there until morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />As morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, until it was light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then as the day was dawning, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the woman came at the time of dawn, and she fell at the door of the man where her Master was until dawn<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/19-26.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=5865" 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">25</span>But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: lip̄·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">Early that morning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: hab·bō·qer (Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning."></a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went back</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the house</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·w·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">her master was staying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wat·tip·pōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">collapsed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the doorway,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">and lay there until</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: hā·’ō·wr (Art:: N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">it was light.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> </span><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.…<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/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-8</a></span><br />Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25-31</a></span><br />Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. / They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. / Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. ...<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="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a></span><br />And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-34.htm">Lamentations 3:34-36</a></span><br />To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land, / to deny a man justice before the Most High, / to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a></span><br />Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-11.htm">Mark 6:11</a></span><br />If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a></span><br />Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<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. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.</p><p class="hdg">her lord was</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-3.htm">Judges 19:3,27</a></b></br> And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, <i>and</i> to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a></b></br> Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm">1 Peter 3:6</a></b></br> Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/14-11.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/joshua/6-15.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Door</a> <a href="/judges/18-16.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/judges/19-23.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/9-4.htm">Light</a> <a href="/judges/19-23.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/judges/18-16.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/judges/19-16.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/judges/18-23.htm">Turning</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-26.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Dawning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-26.htm">Daybreak</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-10.htm">Daylight</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Door</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-16.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/judges/20-40.htm">Turning</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>Early that morning</b><br>This phrase indicates the time of day, suggesting a new beginning or a transition. In biblical narratives, mornings often symbolize hope or a fresh start, yet here it contrasts with the tragic events that have unfolded. The timing underscores the urgency and desperation of the woman's situation.<p><b>the woman went back to the house</b><br>The woman, a concubine, is central to this narrative. Her return to the house signifies her attempt to seek refuge or safety, highlighting her vulnerability. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, a concubine held a lower status than a wife, which may have contributed to her mistreatment and the events leading to this moment.<p><b>where her master was staying</b><br>The term "master" reflects the patriarchal structure of ancient Israelite society, where women were often under the authority of male figures. This relationship dynamic is crucial to understanding the power imbalance and the lack of protection she experienced. The Levite, her master, represents a failure of leadership and protection, themes prevalent in the Book of Judges.<p><b>collapsed at the doorway</b><br>Her collapse at the doorway is symbolic of her exhaustion and the culmination of her suffering. Doorways in biblical literature can represent transitions or thresholds between safety and danger. Her position at the threshold underscores her tragic plight and the failure of the household to provide sanctuary.<p><b>and lay there until it was light</b><br>The phrase "until it was light" suggests a period of waiting and suffering through the night, a common biblical motif representing trials or tribulations. The arrival of light often symbolizes revelation or judgment. In this context, it foreshadows the grim discovery and the subsequent actions that lead to the Levite's call for justice, albeit through shocking means. This moment also serves as a prelude to the broader narrative of moral decay and the need for righteous leadership in Israel, themes that resonate throughout the Book of Judges.<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 was traveling with his concubine. He plays a central role in the events of <a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Judges 19</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a></b><br>The woman who was the Levite's concubine. Her tragic fate is a pivotal part of the account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin where the events of <a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Judges 19</a> take place. It becomes infamous for the wickedness displayed by its inhabitants.<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, highlighting the cultural importance of hospitality in ancient Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_benjamites.htm">The Benjamites</a></b><br>The men of Gibeah who commit a grievous sin against the Levite's concubine, leading to a national crisis in Israel.<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 embraces wickedness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hospitality.htm">The Importance of Hospitality</a></b><br>The old man's actions contrast with the wickedness of the townspeople, emphasizing the biblical value of hospitality and care for strangers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Women in Scripture</a></b><br>The tragic fate of the concubine highlights the vulnerability of women in ancient times and calls for a reflection on how we treat the marginalized today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/corporate_responsibility.htm">Corporate Responsibility</a></b><br>The collective sin of the Benjamites and the subsequent national crisis illustrate the concept of corporate responsibility and the need for communal repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While the account is one of judgment, it also points to the need for God's mercy and the hope of redemption through Christ.<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_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_priest_violence_sanctioned_(1_sam_22_19).htm">Why does this text present such severe violence against priests as sanctioned or uninterrupted (1 Samuel 22:19)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_early_israelites_offer_firstfruits.htm">How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established?</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>(26) <span class= "bld">Then came the woman. . . .--</span>It would be scarcely possible to enhance the depth of pathos and of horror which the sacred writer throws into these simple words. If to the wretched woman punishment had come in the guise of her sin (<a href="//apocrypha.org/wisdom_of_solomon/11-16.htm" title="That they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished.">Wisdom Of Solomon 11:16</a>, "that they might know that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished") which had been the prime cause of the whole catastrophe, the Levite was punished both for his condonation of an offence which could not be condoned, and for the unmanly cowardice or heartless self-absorption which could alone have rendered it possible for him to accept personal safety at such a price.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Till it was light</span>, or, as the words may mean, at <span class="accented">daylight.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/19-26.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">Early that morning,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn, to face, appear, look</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the woman</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went back</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her master was staying,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·w·ne·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">collapsed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּפֹּ֞ל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the doorway,</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֧תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lay there until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it was light.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/19-26.htm">Judges 19:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/19-26.htm">OT History: Judges 19:26 Then came the woman in the dawning (Jd Judg. 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