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15 They turned that way to go in to spend the night in Gibeah. And he went in and they sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who would take them into their house to spend the night. 16 Look, there came an old man from his work out in the field at evening. Now the man was of the hill country of Ephraim, and he was residing in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the traveler in the street of the city. And the old man said, |Where are you going, and where did you come from?| 18 He said to him, |We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. And I am going to my home, and there is no one who will take me into his home. 19 Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything.| 20 And the old man said, |Peace be to you. I will take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the square.| 21 So he brought him into his house, and fed the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank. Judges 19:15-21, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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