OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 6

Judges 20:6

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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.

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Judges 20:3–9

3

(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, “Tell us, how did this wickedness happen?”

4

The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, “I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.

5

The men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house by night. They intended to kill me and they raped my concubine, and she is dead.

6
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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.

7

Behold, you children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.”

8

All the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us turn to his house.

9

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;

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