Jueces 20:4

4 El levita, el esposo de la mujer asesinada, explicó:
—Mi concubina y yo nos detuvimos para pasar la noche en Guibeá, una ciudad que pertenece a la tribu de Benjamín.

Jueces 20:4 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 20:4

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain,
answered, and said
He rose up, and, in answer to their request, declared the whole affair as follows: and none so proper as he, who was upon the spot when it was done, and so near a relation of the deceased, and had a right to demand justice to be done; for from hence it appears that she was his lawful wife, though called a concubine:

I came into Gibeah, that belongeth to Benjamin;
which he so particularly describes, to distinguish it from another of the same name in the tribe of Judah, lest any mistake should be made, and an innocent people should suffer in their reputation, or otherwise; and which also would account for the tribe of Benjamin not being present at this convention:

I and my concubine, to lodge;
thither they came, not with an intention to stay, to sojourn there, and much less to do them any injury, or to infringe any of their rights and privileges; nor in the least to be burdensome to them, having brought all necessary provisions with them for themselves, servants, and cattle, only to get a night's lodging with them.

Jueces 20:4 In-Context

2 Los líderes de todo el pueblo, de todas las tribus de Israel —cuatrocientos mil guerreros armados con espadas—, ocuparon sus puestos en la asamblea del pueblo de Dios.

3 (Pronto llegó la noticia a la tierra de Benjamín de que las otras tribus habían subido a Mizpa). Entonces los israelitas preguntaron cómo había sucedido ese crimen tan terrible.

4 El levita, el esposo de la mujer asesinada, explicó:
—Mi concubina y yo nos detuvimos para pasar la noche en Guibeá, una ciudad que pertenece a la tribu de Benjamín.

5 Esa noche, algunos de los ciudadanos prominentes de Guibeá rodearon la casa con la intención de matarme, y violaron a mi concubina hasta que quedó muerta.

6 Entonces corté su cuerpo en doce pedazos y envié los pedazos por todo el territorio asignado a Israel, porque esos hombres han cometido un crimen terrible y vergonzoso.