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They raped my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />That night some of the leading citizens of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me and surrounded the house against me by night. They meant to kill me, and they violated my concubine, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the citizens of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night, threatening me. They intended to kill me; instead, they raped my concubine so that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they violated my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they raped my concubine [so brutally] that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Citizens of Gibeah came to attack me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, but they raped my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Citizens of Gibeah ganged up on me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, but they raped my concubine, and she died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later that night, the men of Gibeah surrounded the house. They wanted to kill me, but instead they raped and killed my wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The citizens of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house [where I was staying] that night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The men of Gibeah came to get me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me; instead they raped my concubine, and she died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But the officials of Gibeah attacked me and surrounded the house because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they tortured my mistress to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my secondary wife, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house by night. They intended to kill me and they raped my concubine, and she is dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the masters of Gibeah rise against me—and they go around the house against me by night—they thought to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she dies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah -- and they go round the house against me by night -- me they thought to slay, and my concubine they have humbled, and she dieth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the lords of Gibeah will rise upon me and will encompass the house against me by night; they purposed to kill me: and my concubine they humbled, and she died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold the men of that city in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And behold, the men of that city, at night, surrounded the house in which I was staying, intending to kill me. And they abused my wife with such an incredible fury of lust that in the end she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded me in the house at night. I was the one they intended to kill, but they abused my concubine and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The lords of Gibeah rose up against me, and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she died.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset me in the house during the night, and they sought to kill me; and they raped my concubine, and she died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Masters of Gaba stood against me and they surrounded the house against me in the night. They sought to kill me, and they violated my Concubine and she died<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the men of Gabaa rose up against me, and compassed the house by night against me; they wished to slay me, and they have humbled my concubine, and she is dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/20-5.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=5969" 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/20.htm">The Decree of the Assembly</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lā·yə·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">And during the night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1167.htm" title="1167: ba·‘ă·lê (N-mpc) -- Owner, lord. From ba'al; a master; hence, a husband, or owner.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/1390.htm" title="1390: hag·giḇ·‘āh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Hill, three cities in Pal. The same as gib'ah; Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine.">of Gibeah</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qu·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rose up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5437.htm" title="5437: way·yā·sōb·bū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively.">and surrounded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1819.htm" title="1819: dim·mū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be like, resemble. A primitive root; to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider.">They intended</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: la·hă·rōḡ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">to kill me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6031.htm" title="6031: ‘in·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be bowed down or afflicted. A primitive root; to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">but they abused</a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: pî·laḡ·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">my concubine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wat·tā·mōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">and she died.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then I took my concubine, cut her into pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance, because they had committed a lewd and disgraceful act in 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/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-5</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!”<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="/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="/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="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">2 Samuel 13:28-29</a></span><br />Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!” / So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/20-14.htm">2 Samuel 20:14-22</a></span><br />Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel-beth-maacah and through the entire region of the Berites, who gathered together and followed him. / And Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel-beth-maacah and built a siege ramp against the outer rampart of the city. As all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to topple it, / a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">1 Kings 21:13</a></span><br />And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/94-21.htm">Psalm 94:21</a></span><br />They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-11.htm">Proverbs 1:11-12</a></span><br />If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-7.htm">Isaiah 59:7</a></span><br />Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-28</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-34.htm">Matthew 23:34-35</a></span><br />Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-8</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-47.htm">Luke 11:47-51</a></span><br />Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them. / So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. / Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about on me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.</p><p class="hdg">And the men</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Judges 19:22</a></b></br> <i>Now</i> as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, <i>and</i> beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.</p><p class="hdg">beset</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-8</a></b></br> But before they lay down, the men of the city, <i>even</i> the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: … </p><p class="hdg">and my concubine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Judges 19:25,26</a></b></br> But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go… </p><p class="hdg">forced [heb] humbled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Deuteronomy 22:24</a></b></br> Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, <i>being</i> in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Ezekiel 22:10,11</a></b></br> In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/judges/16-30.htm">Death</a> <a href="/judges/12-15.htm">Died</a> <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/15-2.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-19.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Intending</a> <a href="/judges/16-2.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-19.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Night</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Raped</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Ravished</a> <a href="/judges/19-28.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/19-28.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Round</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/judges/19-22.htm">Surrounded</a> <a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/judges/20-1.htm">Together</a> <a href="/judges/9-46.htm">Townsmen</a> <a href="/judges/18-29.htm">Used</a> <a href="/judges/8-1.htm">Violently</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-12.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/judges/20-6.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/judges/21-16.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/ruth/1-3.htm">Died</a> <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-10.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-4.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/jeremiah/41-17.htm">Intending</a> <a href="/judges/20-31.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/jeremiah/43-11.htm">Meant</a> <a href="/ruth/1-12.htm">Night</a> <a href="/ruth/1-18.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-14.htm">Raped</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-19.htm">Ravished</a> <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/20-8.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/20-29.htm">Round</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/judges/20-45.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/judges/20-43.htm">Surrounded</a> <a href="/ruth/1-12.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/judges/20-11.htm">Together</a> <a href="/ruth/3-11.htm">Townsmen</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-3.htm">Used</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-19.htm">Violently</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-1.htm">The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-8.htm">The decree of the assembly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-12.htm">The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-18.htm">The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/20-26.htm">They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred.</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'; 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Nighttime was a period when lawlessness could prevail, as seen in other biblical accounts such as the betrayal of Jesus (<a href="/john/13-30.htm">John 13:30</a>). The cover of darkness provided an opportunity for the men of Gibeah to carry out their wicked plans without immediate repercussions.<p><b>the men of Gibeah rose up against me</b><br>Gibeah was a city in the territory of Benjamin. The men of Gibeah rising up indicates a collective action, suggesting a deep-seated moral corruption within the community. This event echoes the depravity found in Sodom (Genesis 19), highlighting a recurring theme of societal decay in the absence of righteous leadership.<p><b>and surrounded the house</b><br>The act of surrounding the house signifies an aggressive and hostile intent, reminiscent of the siege tactics used in warfare. This imagery is used elsewhere in Scripture to depict overwhelming danger or judgment (<a href="/2_kings/6-14.htm">2 Kings 6:14</a>). It underscores the severity of the threat faced by the Levite and his concubine.<p><b>They intended to kill me</b><br>The intention to kill reflects the extreme violence and lawlessness of the men of Gibeah. This mirrors the broader theme of the book of Judges, where "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (<a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a>), illustrating the chaos and moral decline during this period.<p><b>but they abused my concubine, and she died</b><br>The abuse and subsequent death of the concubine is a tragic and brutal act that highlights the devaluation of human life and dignity. This event serves as a catalyst for the ensuing civil war among the tribes of Israel. It also parallels the story of the Levite's concubine with the account of the unnamed woman in <a href="/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a>, where the violation of Dinah leads to conflict. The concubine's death is a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and the need for justice and righteousness, themes that are ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who came to restore and redeem.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaders_of_gibeah.htm">Leaders of Gibeah</a></b><br>These were the men responsible for the heinous act against the Levite's concubine. Gibeah was a city in the territory of Benjamin.<br><br>2. <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 is the narrator of the events in this verse.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a></b><br>The woman who was brutally abused and ultimately died as a result of the actions of the men of Gibeah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A city in the tribal territory of Benjamin, known for the grievous sin committed by its inhabitants.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The location where the Levite and his concubine sought refuge, only to be besieged by the men of Gibeah.<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. It is crucial for individuals and communities to uphold righteousness to prevent such atrocities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a></b><br>The account calls for justice against the perpetrators of evil. As Christians, we are called to seek justice and protect the vulnerable, reflecting God's heart for righteousness and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The leaders of Gibeah failed in their duty to protect and uphold justice. This serves as a warning to those in positions of authority to lead with integrity and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_human_life.htm">The Value of Human Life</a></b><br>The tragic death of the concubine underscores the sanctity of human life. Christians are called to honor and protect life, recognizing each person as made in the image of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The account invites reflection on the need for repentance and the possibility of restoration. Even in the face of grave sin, God's grace offers a path to redemption for those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 20</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/how_did_26,000_benjamites_resist_israel.htm">Judges 20:15 - How could only 26,000 men from Benjamin withstand the combined forces of Israel for so long, given the massive numerical imbalance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_the_levite_condemned.htm">Judges 19:25--Why didn't the Levite face direct condemnation for offering his concubine to the crowd, despite moral laws elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">The men of Gibeah.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the lords of Gibeah, </span>as in <a href="/judges/9-2.htm" title="Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are three score and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.">Judges 9:2</a>. We cannot infer that they were heathen inhabitants of the town, though they behaved as if they were. If the phrase implies that they were men in <span class= "ital">positions of authority, </span>it perhaps shows why there was no rescue and little resistance. This is also probable, because there could not have been the same unwillingness to give up to justice a few lawless and insignificant offenders.<p><span class= "bld">Thought to have slain me.</span>--Obviously some circumstances of the assault have been omitted in <a href="/context/judges/19-22.htm" title="Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into your house, that we may know him.">Judges 19:22-25</a>. The Levite colours the whole story in the way most favourable to himself.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And thought to have slain me</span>. This was so far true that it is likely he was in fear of his life; but he doubtless shaped his narrative so as to conceal his own cowardice in the transaction. We have a similar example of an unfaithful narration of facts in the letter of Claudius Lysias to Felix (<a href="/acts/23-27.htm">Acts 23:27</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The men of Gibeah</span>. The <span class="accented">masters</span>, as in <a href="/judges/9-2.htm">Judges 9:2</a>, meaning the citizens. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/20-5.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">And during the night,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1167.htm">Strong's 1167: </a> </span><span class="str2">A master, a husband, owner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Gibeah</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּבְעָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hag·giḇ·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1390.htm">Strong's 1390: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rose up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qu·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">against me</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַי֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<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">and surrounded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּסֹ֧בּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·sōb·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5437.htm">Strong's 5437: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, go around, surround</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֖יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·ba·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<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">They intended</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּמּ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(dim·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1819.htm">Strong's 1819: </a> </span><span class="str2">To compare, to resemble, liken, consider</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to kill me,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲרֹ֔ג</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·rōḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they raped</span><br /><span class="heb">עִנּ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘in·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6031.htm">Strong's 6031: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bowed down or afflicted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my concubine,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּילַגְשִׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(pî·laḡ·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6370.htm">Strong's 6370: </a> </span><span class="str2">A concubine, a paramour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she died.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּמֹֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/20-5.htm">Judges 20:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/20-5.htm">OT History: Judges 20:5 The men of Gibeah rose against me (Jd Judg. 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