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15 They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah (hill). The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night. 16 That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim (doubly fruitful), who was residing in Gibeah (hill) (the men of that place were Benjamites (son of the right hand)), came in from his work in the field. 17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?” 18 The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem (house of bread) in Judah (praised) to the remote hill country of Ephraim (doubly fruitful), where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD [I am going to my home]; but no one has taken me into his home, 19 even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.” 20 “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.” 21 So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank. Judges 19:15-21, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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