²⁰ At this the old man said, “Peace be with you. Anything you lack will be my responsibility—only do not spend the night in the city square.” ²¹ So the old man brought the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. He washed their feet, and they ate and drank together.

²² As they were making their hearts glad, all of a sudden the men of the city—worthless, good-for-nothing men—surrounded the house, pounding on the door. They said to the old man, the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who has come to your house. We want to get to know^[a] him.”