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23 The man who owned the house went out to talk to them and pleaded with them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly. This man is my guest! Don’t try to do this stupid thing. 24 Instead, here’s my virgin daughter and my visitor’s[a] mistress. Please let me bring them out to you. Occupy yourselves with them, and do to them whatever you would like. But don’t commit such a stupid thing against this man.”

The Men of Gibeah Rape and Murder the Mistress

25 But the men were unwilling to listen to him. So the descendant of Levi[b] grabbed his mistress, took her out to them, and they raped and tortured her all night until morning. Then they released her as the first daylight was beginning to appear.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:24 Lit. and his
  2. Judges 19:25 Lit. man