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22 While they were enjoying themselves, all of a sudden certain ungodly men[a] who lived in the city surrounded the house, pounded on the door, and ordered the old man who owned the home, “Bring out the man who came to visit your home so we can have sex with him.”

23 The man who owned the house went out to talk to them and pleaded with them, “No, my brothers, please don’t act so wickedly. This man is my guest! Don’t try to do this stupid thing. 24 Instead, here’s my virgin daughter and my visitor’s[b] mistress. Please let me bring them out to you. Occupy yourselves with them, and do to them whatever you would like. But don’t commit such a stupid thing against this man.”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 19:22 Lit. men of Belial; i.e. men so wicked as to be worthy of death
  2. Judges 19:24 Lit. and his