Judges 19:25
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

They would not be satisfied with his words; which the man seeing, brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their wickedness: and when they had abused her all the night, they let her go in the morning.

knew her

Genesis 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; who conceived and brought forth Cain, saying: I have gotten a man through God.

and abused

Jeremiah 5:7,8 How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot's house. . . .

Hosea 7:4-7 They are all adulterers, like an oven heated by the baker: the city rested a little from the mingling of the leaven, till the whole was leavened. . . .

Hosea 9:9 They have sinned deeply, as in the days of Gabaa: he will remember their iniquity, and will visit their sin.

Hosea 10:9 From the days of Gabaa, Israel hath sinned, there they stood: the battle in Gabaa against the children of iniquity shall not overtake them.

Ephesians 4:19 Who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness, unto the working of all uncleanness, unto covetousness.

Context
Gibeah's Crime
24I have a maiden daughter, and this man hath a concubine, I will bring them out to you, and you may humble them, and satisfy your lust: only, I beseech you, commit not this crime against nature on the man. 25They would not be satisfied with his words; which the man seeing, brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their wickedness: and when they had abused her all the night, they let her go in the morning.26But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house, where her lord lodged, and there fell down.…
Cross References
Judges 19:24
I have a maiden daughter, and this man hath a concubine, I will bring them out to you, and you may humble them, and satisfy your lust: only, I beseech you, commit not this crime against nature on the man.

Judges 19:26
But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house, where her lord lodged, and there fell down.

Judges 20:5
And behold the men of that city, in the night beset the house wherein I was, intending to kill me, and abused my wife with an incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died.

Lexicon
But the men
הָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

would
אָב֤וּ (’ā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent

not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

listen to him.
לִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽ (liš·mō·a‘)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

So [the man]
ל֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

took
וַיַּחֲזֵ֤ק (way·ya·ḥă·zêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

his concubine
בְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹ (bə·p̄î·laḡ·šōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6370: A concubine, a paramour

and sent her
וַיֹּצֵ֥א (way·yō·ṣê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

outside
הַח֑וּץ (ha·ḥūṣ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

to them,
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

and they raped
וַיֵּדְע֣וּ (way·yê·ḏə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

her
א֠וֹתָהּ (’ō·w·ṯāh)
Direct object marker | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

and abused
וַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־ (way·yiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose

her
בָ֤הּ (ḇāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

throughout
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the night,
הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ (hal·lay·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

and at dawn
כַּעֲל֥וֹת (ka·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

they let her go.
וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָ (way·šal·lə·ḥū·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out


Additional Translations
But the men would not listen to him. So the Levite took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.But the men would not listen to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

But the men would not consent to hearken to him; so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they knew her, and abused her all night till the morning, and let her go when the morning dawned.

But the men would not hearken to him; and the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning; and let her go when the morning-dawn arose.

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth to them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

But the men wouldn't listen to him: so the man laid hold of his concubine, and brought her out to them; and they had sex with her, and abused her all night until the morning: and when the day began to dawn, they let her go.

And the men have not been willing to hearken to him, and the man taketh hold on his concubine, and bringeth her out unto them without, and they know her, and roll themselves upon her all the night, till the morning, and send her away in the ascending of the dawn;
Jump to Previous
Abused Approach Concubine Dawn Ear Hearken Hold Laid Morning Night Outside Raped Seized Spring Using Wouldn't
Jump to Next
Abused Approach Concubine Dawn Ear Hearken Hold Laid Morning Night Outside Raped Seized Spring Using Wouldn't
External Links
Judges 19:25 NIV
Judges 19:25 NLT
Judges 19:25 ESV
Judges 19:25 NASB
Judges 19:25 ASV

Judges 19:25 Bible Apps
Judges 19:25 Biblia Paralela
Judges 19:25 Chinese Bible
Judges 19:25 French Bible
Judges 19:25 German Bible

Alphabetical: abused all and approach at brought But concubine dawn go her him his let listen man men morning night not of out outside raped seized sent So the them then they throughout to took until would

OT History: Judges 19:25 But the men wouldn't listen to him: (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

Judges 19:24
Top of Page
Top of Page