Devine Scripture

Judges 20:5

Judges chapter 20 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

Context

v.4And 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.

v.5This passage

v.6And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 22:24

    then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them to death with stones; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbor’s wife: so thou shalt put away the evil from the midst of thee.

  • Ezekiel 22:10

    In thee have they uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.

  • Genesis 19:4

    But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

  • Judges 19:25

    But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on 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.

  • Judges 19:22

    As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.