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/>And her master rose up in the morning, and when he opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down <i>at</i> the door of the house, and her hands <i>were</i> upon the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When her master arose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way, there was his concubine, fallen <i>at</i> the door of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When her master got up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, then behold, his concubine was lying at the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then her master arose in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, and behold, the woman, his concubine, was lying at the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When her master got up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way, he saw his concubine lying at the door of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to leave on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, collapsed near the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to leave on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, collapsed near the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold. &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />About that time, her husband woke up and got ready to leave. He opened the door and went outside, where he found his wife lying at the door with her hands on the doorstep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Her husband got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and was about to leave. His wife (that is, his concubine) was lying at the door of the house with her hands on the doorstep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Her husband got up that morning, and when he opened the door to go on his way, he found his concubine lying in front of the house with her hands reaching for the door. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When her master got up that morning and opened the doors of the house to leave on his way, there was his mistress, fallen dead at the door of the house with her hands grasping the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went outside to start on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, sprawled out on the doorstep of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and look, the woman his secondary wife was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And her lord rose in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshhold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And her lord rises in the morning, and opens the doors of the house, and goes out to go on his way, and behold, the woman, his concubine, is fallen at the opening of the house, and her hands [are] on the threshold,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And her lord riseth in the morning, and openeth the doors of the house, and goeth out to go on his way, and lo, the woman, his concubine, is fallen at the opening of the house, and her hands are on the threshold,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her lord will rise in the morning and will open the doors of the house and will come forth to go to his way, and behold, the woman his concubine, fallen at the door of the house, and her hands upon the threshold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the morning the man arose, and opened the door that he might end the journey he had begun: and behold his concubine lay before the door with her hands spread on the threshold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />When morning came, the man arose, and he opened the door, so that he might complete the journey that he had begun. And behold, his mate was lying before the door, with her hands reaching out to the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When her husband rose in the morning and opened the door of the house to start out again on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, collapsed at the entrance of the house with her hands on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the morning her master got up, opened the doors of the house, and when he went out to go on his way, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And her master rose up in the morning and opened the door of the house and went out to go his way: and he saw his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And her Master arose at dawn and he opened the door of the house and he went out to go his way, and he saw his Concubine cast at the door of the house and her hand on the door<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands upon the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And her husband rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went forth to go on his journey; and, behold, the woman his concubine had fallen down by the doors of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/19-27.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=5875" 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">26</span>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="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bab·bō·qer (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">In the morning,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·ne·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">when her master</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.">got up</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: way·yip̄·taḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">and opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lā·le·ḵeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: lə·ḏar·kōw (Prep-l:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on his journey,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">there was</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6370.htm" title="6370: p̄î·laḡ·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Concubine. Or pilegesh; of uncertain derivation; a concubine; also a paramour.">his concubine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nō·p̄e·leṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- 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.">in the doorway</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·ba·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: wə·yā·ḏe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fdc:: 3fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with her hands</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/5592.htm" title="5592: has·sap̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- A vestibule, a dish. From caphaph, in its original sense of containing; a vestibule; also a dish.">the threshold.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>“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.…<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/19-6.htm">Genesis 19:6-8</a></span><br />Lot went outside to meet them, shutting the door behind him. / “Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing! / Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them to you, and you can do to them as you please. But do not do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”<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="/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="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11-12</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. / For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.<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="/genesis/6-5.htm">Genesis 6:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15-17</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. / Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Ezekiel 22:11</a></span><br />One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another violates his sister, his own father’s daughter.<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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were on the threshold.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/judges/2-21.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Door</a> <a href="/judges/16-3.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/judges/18-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/judges/18-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/judges/15-19.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/numbers/26-10.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/19-24.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Step</a> <a href="/judges/8-21.htm">Stepped</a> <a href="/judges/8-7.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/judges/19-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/19-29.htm">Concubine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-14.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">Door</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/judges/20-21.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/judges/19-28.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/21-12.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-38.htm">Master</a> <a href="/judges/20-19.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-15.htm">Openeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/judges/19-28.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/judges/20-4.htm">Servant-Wife</a> <a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">Step</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-23.htm">Stepped</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-4.htm">Threshhold</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-4.htm">Threshold</a> <a href="/judges/19-28.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'; 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In biblical narratives, morning often symbolizes a time of decision or action (e.g., <a href="/genesis/19-27.htm">Genesis 19:27</a>, <a href="/exodus/14-24.htm">Exodus 14:24</a>). It sets the stage for the events that follow, highlighting the contrast between the darkness of the previous night and the light of day.<p><b>when her master got up</b><br>The term "master" reflects the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, where men held authority over women, including concubines. This relationship is complex, as concubines were considered part of the household but had fewer rights than wives. The Levite's actions throughout the chapter reveal a lack of compassion and responsibility, which is a recurring theme in Judges, illustrating the moral decline of Israel during this period.<p><b>and opened the doors of the house</b><br>Opening the doors signifies a transition from the private to the public sphere. In biblical times, the act of opening doors could symbolize readiness to face the world or to reveal what is hidden. This action foreshadows the discovery of the tragic events that occurred during the night.<p><b>to go out on his journey</b><br>The Levite's intention to continue his journey underscores his disregard for the gravity of the situation. It reflects the self-centeredness and moral apathy prevalent in the narrative. This journey motif is common in Scripture, often representing a physical and spiritual path (e.g., Abraham's journey in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12</a>).<p><b>there was his concubine</b><br>The presence of the concubine at this moment is a stark reminder of the previous night's violence and the Levite's failure to protect her. Her status as a concubine, rather than a wife, highlights her vulnerability and the societal norms that devalued her life. This tragic event serves as a critique of the social and moral decay in Israel.<p><b>collapsed in the doorway of the house</b><br>The doorway is a significant location, symbolizing a threshold between safety and danger, life and death. Her collapse here emphasizes the failure of the household to provide protection and the broader failure of Israel to uphold justice and righteousness.<p><b>with her hands on the threshold</b><br>This detail poignantly captures her desperate attempt to reach safety, evoking a sense of tragedy and helplessness. The threshold, a place of transition, becomes a symbol of her unfulfilled hope for rescue. This imagery can be seen as a metaphor for Israel's spiritual state, caught between covenant faithfulness and moral collapse.<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 is central to the account and his actions are pivotal in the unfolding events.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a></b><br>The Levite's concubine, who suffered abuse and ultimately died. Her tragic fate is a catalyst for the subsequent events in Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin where the events took place. It becomes infamous for the wickedness that occurred there.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The location where the Levite and his concubine sought refuge. It becomes a place of horror and tragedy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_master.htm">The Master</a></b><br>Refers to the Levite, who is described as the master of the concubine, highlighting the social and relational dynamics of the time.<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 illustrate the depths of moral decay that can occur when a society turns away from God's laws. This serves as a warning to maintain personal and communal holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_human_life.htm">The Value of Human Life</a></b><br>The tragic fate of the concubine underscores the value of human life and the importance of treating every individual with dignity and respect, as all are made in the image of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The Levite's actions, or lack thereof, highlight the responsibility of leaders to protect and care for those under their charge. This calls for godly leadership in families, churches, and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_justice.htm">The Need for Justice</a></b><br>The account calls for justice in the face of wrongdoing. It challenges believers to advocate for justice and righteousness in their own contexts.<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/why_did_the_concubine_stay_with_her_dad.htm">Judges 19:2--What historical or cultural factors would explain why the Levite's concubine stayed with her father instead of returning home?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/judges_19__how_to_reconcile_with_divine_justice.htm">Judges 19--How do we reconcile this brutal event with the portrayal of divine justice and compassion found in other parts of the Bible?</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>(27) <span class= "bld">Her hands were upon the threshold.</span>--As though they had been stretched out towards her husband in one last agony of appeal (Vulg., <span class= "ital">sparsis in limine cnanibus</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The woman was fallen down at the door</span>, etc. Poor thing! with her last breath she turned to the house where he was who should have been her protector, but who had deserted her in her hour of need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/19-27.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">In the morning,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבֹּ֗קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bab·bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when her master</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·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">got up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֨קָם</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">and opened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפְתַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip̄·taḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלְת֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(dal·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</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">to go out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּצֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on his journey,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַרְכּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏar·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there was</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his concubine,</span><br /><span class="heb">פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄î·laḡ·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine 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">collapsed</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹפֶ֙לֶת֙</span> <span class="translit">(nō·p̄e·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - 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">in the doorway</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֣תַח</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">of the house,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבַּ֔יִת</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">with her hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָדֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḏe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</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">the threshold.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַסַּֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(has·sap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5592.htm">Strong's 5592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule, a dish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/19-27.htm">Judges 19:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/19-27.htm">OT History: Judges 19:27 Her lord rose up in the morning (Jd Judg. 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