Judges 19:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ “We've come from Bethlehem in Judah,” the Levite answered. “We went there on a visit. Now we're going to the place where the Lord is worshiped, and later we will return to our home in the hill country of Ephraim. But no one here will let us spend the night^[a] in their home. ¹⁹ We brought food for our donkeys and bread and wine for ourselves, so we don't need anything except a place to sleep.”

²⁰ The old man said, “You are welcome to spend the night in my home and to be my guest, but don't stay out here!”