10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 And they passed on and went their way and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah which belongeth to Benjamin 15 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
16 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 17 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 18 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 19 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 20 And the old man said Peace be with thee howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me only lodge not in the street 21 So he brought him into his house and gave provender unto the asses and they washed their feet and did eat and drink
22 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 23 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 24 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 25 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 26 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
27 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 28 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 29 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 30 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
