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Judges 19:30

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everyone who saw what happened said, 'Nothing this terrible has ever been done or seen since the Israelites left Egypt until now. Think carefully about this, get advice, and tell us what you think we should do.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The people were so shocked by a horrific crime that they declared nothing this evil had happened since leaving Egypt, and they called for everyone to decide how to respond.

📚 Historical Context

This verse concludes the disturbing account of a Levite's concubine who was brutally assaulted and murdered in Gibeah, a Benjamite city. The Levite cut her body into twelve pieces and sent them throughout Israel to call attention to the crime. This happened during the period of the Judges, when 'every man did what was right in his own eyes' and Israel had no king to maintain order and justice.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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