Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.
Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now. You can abuse them and do whatever you want with them, but don't do such a terrible thing to this man.
This verse shows a man offering women to protect a male guest, reflecting the deeply troubling moral failures and violence of this dark period in Israel's history.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period of the Judges when Israel had no king and moral chaos prevailed. The story parallels the account of Sodom and Gomorrah, showing how far Israel had fallen from God's standards. Ancient hospitality customs prioritized protecting male guests, but this extreme response reveals the moral corruption of the time.
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