Hakim-hakim 19:25-26

19:25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite ¹  grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. ²  They raped ³  her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn. 19:26 The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master ⁴  was staying until it became light. ⁵ 

[19:25]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:25]  ² tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”

[19:25]  ³ tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.

[19:26]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.

[19:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “The woman came at the turning of the morning and fell at the door of the house of the man where her master was until the light.”