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fuit quidam vir Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraimqui accepit uxorem de Bethleem Iuda

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quae reliquit eum et reversa est in domum patris suiBethleem mansitque apud eum quattuor mensibus

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secutusque est eam vir suus volens ei reconciliari atqueblandiri et secum reducere habens in comitatu puerum et duosasinos quae suscepit eum et introduxit in domum patris sui quodcum audisset socer eius eumque vidisset occurrit ei laetus

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et amplexatus est hominem mansitque gener in domo soceritribus diebus comedens cum eo et bibens familiariter

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die autem quarto de nocte consurgens proficisci voluit quemtenuit socer et ait ad eum gusta prius pauxillum panis etconforta stomachum et sic proficisceris

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sederuntque simul et comederunt ac biberunt dixitque paterpuellae ad generum suum quaeso te ut hodie hic maneaspariterque laetemur

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at ille consurgens coepit velle proficisci et nihilominusobnixe eum socer tenuit et apud se fecit manere

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mane facto parabat Levites iter cui rursum socer oro teinquit ut paululum cibi capias et adsumptis viribus donecincrescat dies postea proficiscaris comederunt ergo simul

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surrexitque adulescens ut pergeret cum uxore sua et puerocui rursum locutus est socer considera quod dies ad occasumdeclivior sit et propinquet ad vesperum mane apud me etiamhodie et duc laetum diem et cras proficisceris ut vadas indomum tuam

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noluit gener adquiescere sermonibus eius sed statimperrexit et venit contra Iebus quae altero nomine vocabaturHierusalem ducens secum duos asinos onustos et concubinam

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iamque aderant iuxta Iebus et dies mutabatur in noctemdixitque puer ad dominum suum veni obsecro declinemus ad urbemIebuseorum et maneamus in ea

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cui respondit dominus non ingrediar oppidum gentis alienaequae non est de filiis Israhel sed transibo usque Gabaa

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et cum illuc pervenero manebimus in ea aut certe in urbeRama

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transierunt igitur Iebus et coeptum carpebant iteroccubuitque eis sol iuxta Gabaa quae est in tribu Beniamin

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deverteruntque ad eam ut manerent ibi quo cum intrassentsedebant in platea civitatis et nullus eos recipere volebathospitio

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et ecce apparuit homo senex revertens de agro et de operesuo vespere qui et ipse erat de monte Ephraim et peregrinushabitabat in Gabaa homines autem regionis illius erant filiiIemini

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elevatisque oculis vidit senex sedentem hominem cumsarcinulis suis in platea civitatis et dixit ad eum unde veniset quo vadis

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qui respondit ei profecti sumus de Bethleem Iuda etpergimus ad locum nostrum qui est in latere montis Ephraim undeieramus Bethleem et nunc vadimus ad domum Dei nullusque nos subtectum suum vult recipere

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habentes paleas et faenum in asinorum pabulum et panem acvinum in meos et ancillae tuae usus et pueri qui mecum estnulla re indigemus nisi hospitio

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cui respondit senex pax tecum sit ego praebebo omnia quaenecessaria sunt tantum quaeso ne in platea maneas

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introduxitque eum in domum suam et pabulum asinis praebuitac postquam laverunt pedes suos recepit eos in convivium

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illis epulantibus et post laborem itineris cibo ac potureficientibus corpora venerunt viri civitatis illius filiiBelial id est absque iugo et circumdantes domum senis forespulsare coeperunt clamantes ad dominum domus atque dicenteseduc virum qui ingressus est domum tuam ut abutamur eo

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egressusque est ad eos senex et ait nolite fratres nolitefacere malum hoc quia ingressus est homo hospitium meum etcessate ab hac stultitia

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habeo filiam virginem et hic homo habet concubinam educameas ad vos ut humilietis eas et vestram libidinem conpleatistantum obsecro ne scelus hoc contra naturam operemini in virum

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nolebant adquiescere sermonibus eius quod cernens homoeduxit ad eos concubinam suam et eis tradidit inludendam quacum tota nocte abusi essent dimiserunt eam mane

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at mulier recedentibus tenebris venit ad ostium domus ubimanebat dominus suus et ibi corruit

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mane facto surrexit homo et aperuit ostium ut coeptamexpleret viam et ecce concubina eius iacebat ante ostiumsparsis in limine manibus

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cui ille putans eam quiescere loquebatur surge utambulemus qua nihil respondente intellegens quod erat tulit eamet inposuit asino reversusque est in domum suam

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quam cum esset ingressus arripuit gladium et cadaveruxoris cum ossibus suis in duodecim partes ac frusta concidensmisit in omnes terminos Israhel

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quod cum vidissent singuli conclamabant numquam res talisfacta est in Israhel ex eo die quo ascenderunt patres nostri deAegypto usque in praesens tempus ferte sententiam et in communedecernite quid facto opus sit

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019:001
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

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And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

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And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and 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.

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And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

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And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

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And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.

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And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

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And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

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And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

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But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.

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And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

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And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

019:013
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

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And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

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And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

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And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.

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And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

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And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

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Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

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And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

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So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

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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 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.

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And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

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Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

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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.

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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.

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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 upon the threshold.

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And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

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And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.

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And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

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