KJV ORIGINAL
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
He said to her, 'Get up, let's go.' But she didn't answer. So the man put her on his donkey, got up himself, and went back to his home.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The man discovers his concubine is dead and takes her body home, marking the tragic end of a horrific night of violence.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes one of the darkest stories in Judges, where a Levite's concubine was brutally assaulted and killed by men in Gibeah. This incident occurred during the period of the judges when 'everyone did what was right in their own eyes' and Israel had no king. The story parallels the account of Sodom and Gomorrah, showing how far Israel had fallen morally.
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