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Judges 19:28

Grief

26 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.

27 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.

“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.

29 When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

30 And everyone who saw it said, “Nothing like this has been seen or done from the day the Israelites came out of the land of Egypt until this day. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!”

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said to her, “Get up, and let’s get going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
ASV
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
DARBY
And he said to her, Up, and let us go; but no one answered. And he took her upon the ass; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
BLB
And he said to her, “Get up, and let us be going.” And there was no answer. And the man lifted her onto the donkey, and the man got up and went to his place.
ÅB
Han sa til henne: Stå opp og la oss ta avsted! Men det var ingen som svarte. Da løftet mannen henne opp på eselet og gav seg på veien til sitt hjem.
OTB
Han sa til henne: "Stå opp; la oss gå." Men det var ingen respons. Han satte henne på sitt esel og dro hjemover.
B1930
Han sa til henne: Stå op og la oss ta avsted! Men det var ingen som svarte. Da løftet mannen henne op på asenet og gav sig på veien til sitt hjem.

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Cross references

  • Judges 20:5

    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.

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  • 1 Kings 18:29

    Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.

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