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10 But the man was not willing to spend the night, and he got up and went; and he arrived opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. 11 They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent,[a] and the servant said to his master, “Please, come, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites,[b] and let us spend the night in it.” 12 But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners,[c] who are not from the Israelites;[d] we will cross over up to Gibeah.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:11 Literally “the day went down very”
  2. Judges 19:11 Hebrew “Jebusite”
  3. Judges 19:12 Hebrew “foreigner”
  4. Judges 19:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

10 But, unwilling to stay another night, the man left and went toward Jebus(A) (that is, Jerusalem), with his two saddled donkeys and his concubine.

11 When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Come, let’s stop at this city of the Jebusites(B) and spend the night.”

12 His master replied, “No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”

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