15
And they turned in there, to enter
and to lodge in Gibeah; and entering in, they sat down in the plaza of the city, for no one took them into their house to pass the night.
16
And, behold, an old man, who in the evening came from working in the field, who
was also of Mount Ephraim, sojourned in Gibeah, but the men of the place
were sons of Jemini. {Benjamin}
17
And the old man lifted up his eyes and saw the traveller in the plaza of the city and said unto him, Where dost thou go and where hast thou come from?
18
And he said unto him, We
are passing from Bethlehem of Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim, where I am from, and I went to Bethlehem of Judah, but I
am now going to the house of the LORD, and no one
has received me in
their house
19
even though we have straw and fodder for our asses, and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy handmaid and for the young man
who is with thy slave; we have no lack of any thing.
20
And the old man said, Peace
be with thee; let all thy needs be upon me; only do not pass the night in the plaza.
21
So he brought him into his house and gave fodder unto the asses, and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
22
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, that men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about
and beat at the doors and spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house that we may know him.
23
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them and said unto them, No, my brethren, I pray you, do not do this evil, seeing that this man has entered into my house; do not commit this folly.
24
Behold,
here is my virgin daughter and his concubine; I will bring them out now, humble them, and do with them what seems good unto you, but unto this man do not commit this
vile folly.
25
But the men would not hearken unto him, so the man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her and abused her all night until the morning; and when the day began to break, they let her go.