And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 20 of Judges. The tribes gather at Mizpah to investigate what happened. The Levite recounts the events and presents the concubine’s death as the reason to act against Gibeah. Israel responds as a community recognizing that the crime affects the entire nation. The central question shifts from individual revenge to collective responsibility for judging conduct that threatens communal life.
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Da antwortete der Levit, des Weibes Mann, die erwürgt war, und sprach: Ich kam gen Gibea in Benjamin mit meinem Kebsweibe, über Nacht dazubleiben.
Entonces el varón Levita, marido de la mujer muerta, respondió y dijo: Yo llegué a Gabaa de Benjamín con mi concubina, para tener allí la noche.
El levita, marido de la mujer asesinada, respondió: «Llegué con mi concubina a Gabaa de Benjamín para pasar la noche.
Alors le Lévite, le mari de la femme qui avait été tuée, prit la parole, et dit: J'étais arrivé, avec ma concubine, à Guibea de Benjamin, pour y passer la nuit.
E quell’uomo Levita, marito della donna ch’era stata ammazzata, rispose, e disse: Io giunsi in Ghibea, che è di Beniamino, con la mia concubina, per albergarvi la notte.
Então respondeu o homem levita, marido da mulher que fora morta, e disse: Cheguei com a minha concubina a Gibeá, cidade de Benjamim, para passar a noite.
那 利未 人,就是被害婦人的丈夫,回答說:「我和我的妾來到 便雅憫 的 基比亞 住宿。
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