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him vnto her fathers house to Beth-lehem Iudah, lodging. 16 And beholde, there came an old man
and there continued the space of foure moneths. from his work out of the field at euen, and the
3 And her husband arose and went after her, to man was of mount Ephraim, but dwelt in Gibeah:
speake friendly vnto her, and to bring her againe: and the men of the place were the children of
he had also his seruant with him, and a couple Iemini. 17 And when he had lift vp his eyes, he
of asses: and she brought him vnto her fathers sawe a wayfairing man in the streetes of the citie:
house, and when the yong womans father sawe then this olde man sayde, Whither goest thou,
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him, he reioyced of his comming. And his father and whence camest thou? 18 And hee answered
in lawe, the yong womans father reteined him: him, Wee came from Beth-lehem Iudah, vnto the
and he abode with him three dayes: so they side of Mout Ephraim: from thence am I: and I
did eate and drinke, and lodged there. 5 And went to Beth-lehem Iudah, and go now to the
when the fourth day came, they arose earely in house of the Lord: and no man receiueth mee to
the morning, and he prepared to depart: then house, 19 Although we haue straw and prouader
the yong womans father said vnto his sonne in for our asses, and also bread and wine for me and
thine handmayde, and for the boy that is with thy
lawe, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, 20
and then go your way. 6 So they sate downe, seruant: we lacke nothing. And the olde man
and did eate and drinke both of them together. sayde, Peace bee with thee: as for all that thou
And the yong womans father said vnto the man, lackest, shalt thou finde with me: onely abide not
Be content, I pray thee, and tary all night, and in the streete al night. 21 So he brought him into
let thine heart be merie. 7 And when the man his house, and gaue fodder vnto the asses: and
rose vp to depart, his father in lawe was earnest: they washed their feete, and did eate and drinke.
therefore he returned, and lodged there. 8 And 22 And as they were making their hearts merie,
he arose vp earely the fifth day to depart, and the beholde, the men of the citie, wicked men beset
yong womans father saide, Comfort thine heart, the house round about, and smote at the doore,
I pray thee: and they taryed vntill after midday, and spake to this olde man the master of the
and they both did eate. 9 Afterwarde when the house saying, Bring forth the man that came into
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man arose to depart with his concubine and his thine house that we may knowe him. And this
seruant, his father in lawe, the yong womans man the master of ye house went out vnto the,
and said vnto them, Nay my brethre, do not so
father said vnto him, Beholde nowe, the day wickedly, I pray you: seeing that this man is come
draweth towarde euen: I pray you, tary all night: into mine house, do not this villenie. 24 Behold,
beholde, the sunne goeth to rest: lodge here, that here is my daughter, a virgine, and his concubine:
thine heart may be merie, and to morowe get you them wil I bring out nowe, and humble them,
earely vpon your way, and goe to thy tent. 10 But and doe with them what seemeth you good: but
the man would not tarry, but arose and departed, to this man doe not this villenie. 25 But the
andcameoueragainstIebus, (whichisIerusalem) men woulde not hearken to him: therefore ye
and his two asses laden, and his concubine were man tooke his concubine, and brought her out
with him. 11 When they were neere to Iebus, the vnto them: and they knewe her and abused her
day was sore spent, and the seruant said vnto all the night vnto the morning: and when the
his master, Come, I pray thee, and let vs turne day began to spring, they let her goe. 26 So the
into this citie of the Iebusites, and lodge all night woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell
there. 12 And his master answered him, We will downe at the doore of the mans house where
not turne into the citie of strangers that are not her Lord was, till the light day. 27 And her lorde
of the children of Israel, but we will goe forth to arose in the morning, and opened the doores
Gibeah. 13 And he said vnto his seruant, Come, of the house, and went out to goe his way, and
and let vs drawe neere to one of these places, beholde, the woman his concubine was dead at
that wee may lodge in Gibeah or in Ramah. 14 So the doore of the house and her handes lay vpon
they went forward vpon their way, and the sunne the thresholde. 28 And hee said vnto her, Vp and
went downe vpon them neere to Gibeah, which is let vs goe: but shee answered not. Then he tooke
in Beniamin. 15 Then they turned thither to goe her vp vpon the asse, and the man rose vp, and
in and lodge in Gibeah: and when he came, he went vnto his place. 29 And whe he was come to
sate him downe in a streete of the citie: for there his house, he took a knife, and laid hand on his
was no man that tooke them into his house to concubine, and deuided her in pieces with her