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25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite[a] grabbed his concubine and made her go outside.[b] They raped[c] her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:25 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Judges 19:25 tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”
  3. Judges 19:25 tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.

25 But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her(A) and abused her(B) throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go.

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