Focused Passage

Judges 19:22-24

Gibeah's Outrage: Covenant Hospitality Collapses into Horror

Judges 19 descends from attempted household reconciliation into national moral horror, showing that when there is no righteous covenant rule, Israelite society can become unsafe for the vulnerable, brutal toward women, and numb to the LORD's holy standards.

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22While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”

23The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.

24Look, let me bring out my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine, and you can use them and do with them as you wish. But do not do such a vile thing to this man.”

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Verse 22

Original words

While theyהֵמָּה֮H1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwere enjoyingמֵיטִיבִ֣יםH3190Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthemselvesלִבָּם֒H3820Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralsuddenlyוְהִנֵּה֩H2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionthe wickedבְלִיַּ֗עַלH1100Noun - masculine singularmenאַנְשֵׁ֨יH582Noun - masculine plural constructof the cityהָעִ֜ירH5892Article | Noun - feminine singular-אַנְשֵׁ֣יH582Noun - masculine plural construct-בְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructsurroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙H5437Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe houseהַבַּ֔יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularPoundingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםH1849Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe doorהַדָּ֑לֶתH1817Article | Noun - feminine singularthey saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe oldהַזָּקֵן֙H2205Article | Adjective - masculine singularmanהָ֠אִישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularwho ownedבַּ֣עַלH1167Noun - masculine singular constructthe houseהַבַּ֤יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singular-לֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructBring outהוֹצֵ֗אH3318Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe manהָאִ֛ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativecameבָּ֥אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionyour houseבֵּיתְךָ֖H1004Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularso we can have relations with himוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃H3045Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

vvvהָאִישׁ֙H376Article | Noun - masculine singularThe ownerבַּ֣עַלH1167Noun - masculine singular constructof the houseהַבַּ֔יִתH1004Article | Noun - masculine singularwent outוַיֵּצֵ֣אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֲלֵיהֶ֗םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluraland saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto themאֲלֵהֶ֔םH413Preposition | third person masculine pluralNoאַל־H408Adverbmy brothersאַחַ֖יH251Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbdo this wicked thingתָּרֵ֣עוּH7489Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .נָ֑אH4994InterjectionAfter allאַ֠חֲרֵיH310Preposition-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativethisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .אַל־H408Adverbmanהָאִ֤ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularis a guestבָּ֞אH935Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin my houseבֵּיתִ֔יH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularDo notאַֽל־H408Adverbcommitתַּעֲשׂ֖וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthisהַזֹּֽאת׃H2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singularoutrageהַנְּבָלָ֥הH5039Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 24

Original words

Lookהִנֵּה֩H2009Interjectionlet me bring outאוֹצִֽיאָה־H3318Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularmy virginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הH1330Article | Noun - feminine singulardaughterבִתִּ֨יH1323Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularand the man’s concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּH6370Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-נָּ֤אH4994Interjection-אוֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraland you can useוְעַנּ֣וּH6031Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthemאוֹתָ֔םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraland doוַעֲשׂ֣וּH6213Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralwith themלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine pluralas you wishהַטּ֖וֹבH2896Article | Adjective - masculine singular-בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine pluralBut do notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particledoתַעֲשׂ֔וּH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralsuchהַזֹּֽאת׃H2063Article | Pronoun - feminine singulara vileהַנְּבָלָ֥הH5039Article | Noun - feminine singularthingדְּבַ֖רH1697Noun - masculine singular constructto thisהַזֶּה֙H2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singularmanוְלָאִ֤ישׁH376Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular

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