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(The descendants[a] of Benjamin heard that the Israelites[b] had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites[c] said, “Tell us, how did this evil act occur?” The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered and said, “I came to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. The lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine, and she died.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 20:3 Or “sons/children”
  2. Judges 20:3 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Judges 20:3 Literally “sons of Israel” or “children of “Israel”

(The Benjamites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) Then the Israelites said, “Tell us how this awful thing happened.”

So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, said, “I and my concubine came to Gibeah(A) in Benjamin to spend the night.(B) During the night the men of Gibeah came after me and surrounded the house, intending to kill me.(C) They raped my concubine, and she died.(D)

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