(Now the Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites said, “Tell us, how did this criminal act come about?”
Judges 20:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, “I came to Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, replied, I came to Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. American Standard Version (1901) And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. Common English Bible So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, “My secondary wife and I came to Gibeah of Benjamin to spend the night, Catholic Public Domain Version responded: "I went to Gibeah of Benjamin, with my wife, and I diverted to that place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Answered: I came into Gabaa of Benjamin with my wife, and there I lodged: |
(Now the Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah.) And the Israelites said, “Tell us, how did this criminal act come about?”
The lords of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she died.