Judges 20:4-11 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

4. The husband of the murdered woman answered:My wife and I went into the town of Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.

5. Later that night, the men of Gibeah surrounded the house. They wanted to kill me, but instead they raped and killed my wife.

6. It was a terrible thing for Israelites to do! So I cut up her body and sent pieces everywhere in Israel.

7. You are the people of Israel, and you must decide today what to do about the men of Gibeah.

8. The whole army was in agreement, and they said, “None of us will go home.

11. Everyone agreed that Gibeah had to be punished.

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