Dommerne 20,4

2 Lederne for alle Israels stammer tok sine plasser i Guds folks forsamling, som bestod av fire hundre tusen fotsoldater bevæpnet med sverd.

3 (Benjaminittene hørte at israelittene hadde samlet seg i Mispa.) Israelittene spurte: "Forklar oss hvordan denne ugjerningen skjedde."

Leviten, ektemannen til den myrdede kvinnen, svarte: "Min medhustru og jeg kom til Gibea i Benjamin for å overnatte.

5 Mennene i Gibea reiste seg mot meg og omringet huset om natten, med hensikt å drepe meg. De voldtok min medhustru, og hun døde.

6 Jeg tok min medhustru, delte henne i stykker, og sendte dem gjennom hele Israels område, for de hadde begått en skammelig og avskyelig handling i Israel.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.
KJV
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
WEB
The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, “I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.
ASV
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
DARBY
Then the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gibeah that [belongs] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
BLB
And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, “Into Gibeah, which [is] to Benjamin, I and my concubine came to lodge.
ÅB
Og levitten, den myrdede kvinnes mann, tok til orde og sa: Jeg og min medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for å bli der natten over.
OTB
Leviten, ektemannen til den myrdede kvinnen, svarte: "Min medhustru og jeg kom til Gibea i Benjamin for å overnatte.
B1930
Og levitten, den myrdede kvinnes mann, tok til orde og sa: Jeg og min medhustru kom til Gibea i Benjamin for å bli der natten over.

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