Judges 20:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 20:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, “I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night.”
Judges 20:4 — World English Bible
Judges 20:4 ASV — 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. ”
Judges 20:4 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the man, the Levite, husband of the woman who hath been murdered, answereth and saith, `Into Gibeah (which <FI>is<Fi> to Benjamin) I have come, I and my concubine, to lodge;”
Judges 20:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then the Levite, the husband of the woman that was murdered, answered and said, I came to Gibeah that [belongs] to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. ”
Judges 20:4 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the same Leuite, the womans husband that was slaine, answered and saide, I came vnto Gibeah that is in Beniamin with my concubine to lodge,”
Judges 20:4 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:4 in Context — Judges 20
2 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
4 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.
5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.
6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
What Does Judges 20:4 Mean?
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