Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.
Then the woman came back at dawn and collapsed at the doorway of the house where her master was staying, and she lay there until morning came.
This verse describes a woman returning at dawn and collapsing at a doorway, marking a tragic moment in one of the Bible's darkest stories.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Judges, which describes a chaotic period in Israel's history after Joshua's death, this verse is part of a tragic narrative involving a Levite and his concubine who were traveling and sought hospitality in the town of Gibeah. The concubine had been horribly mistreated during the night, and this moment shows her returning to the house at dawn, collapsing at the door as a stark illustration of the moral and social breakdown in that era.
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