Study Desk

Then, crying, "Let me die with the P'lishtim!" he pushed with all his might; and the building collapsed on the chiefs and on all the people inside. So he killed more at his death than he had killed during his life.

as he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. Then his mother said, "I solemnly dedicate this money of mine to Adonai , in order for my son to make a carved image overlaid with silver. So now I'm giving it back to you."

This man Mikhah owned a house of God; so he made a ritual vest and household gods and consecrated one of his sons, who became his cohen.

Mikhah replied, "Stay with me, and be a father and cohen for me; I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, in addition to your clothing and food." So the Levi went in

While they were at Mikhah's house they recognized the accent of the young man, the Levi, so they approached him and said, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is there for you here?"

So from the tribe of Dan 600 men equipped for war set out from there, from Tzor‘ah and Eshta'ol.

This made the cohen feel very good; so he took the ritual vest, the household gods and the image and went off with the people.

So they turned and left, with their children, cattle and belongings going ahead of them.

The men from Dan replied, "You had best say no more to us, because some of us might get angry and attack you. You could lose your life, and so might the others in your household."

So they took what Mikhah had made and his cohen. They came to Layish, to a quiet and trusting people. They attacked, killed them and burned down the city.

His father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there; so he remained with him three days; they ate, drank and stayed there.

So the two of them sat down and ate and drank together. Then the girl's father said to the man, "Please stay one more night, and have a good time."

The man rose to leave, but his father-in-law pressed him, so he stayed there again.

The morning of the fifth day, he got up early to leave; but the girl's father said, "Why don't you have something to eat, and leave this afternoon?" So the two men ate.

But the man wouldn't stay that night; so he got up and left with his concubine and his two saddled donkeys; and they arrived at Y'vus, also known as Yerushalayim.

So they went on and kept traveling, until the sun set on them near Giv‘ah, which belongs to Binyamin.

So he brought him home and gave food to the donkeys. Then they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

However, the men wouldn't listen to him; so the man took hold of his concubine and brought her out to them. They raped her and abused her all night long; only at dawn did they let her go.

He said to her, "Get up! Let's go!" But there was no answer. So he loaded her body on the donkey and began his trip home.

Look, you are all people of Isra'el. So discuss what to do, and give your advice here and now."