- "And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout the land of Israel's inheritance; for they have committed a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
- "Behold, all you sons of Israel, give your advice and counsel here."
- Then all the people arose as one man, saying, "Not one of us will go to his tent, nor will any of us return to his house.
- "But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot.
- "And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1,000, and 1,000 out of 10,000 to supply food for the people, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel."
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- I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel's inheritance, because they committed this lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.
- Now, all you Israelites, speak up and give your verdict."
- All the people rose as one man, saying, "None of us will go home. No, not one of us will return to his house.
- But now this is what we'll do to Gibeah: We'll go up against it as the lot directs.
- We'll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for all this vileness done in Israel."
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