Judges 19:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,”
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“But she was unfaithful to him and left him to return to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. After she had been there four months,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth–lehem–judah, and was there four whole months.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and commit whoredom against him doth his concubine, and she goeth from him unto the house of her father, unto Beth-Lehem-Judah, and is there days--four months.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 19:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 21:9If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.
- Deuteronomy 22:21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Ezekiel 16:28Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied.
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