Judges 19:27

In the morning her master got up, and opening the door of the house went out to go on his way; and he saw his servant-wife stretched on the earth at the door of the house with her hands on the step.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold.

In Context

26Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.

28And he said to her, Get up and let us be going; but there was no answer; so he took her up and put her on the ass, and went on his way and came to his house.

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Cross References

Judges 19:26Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:23-30

The Wickedness of Gibeah; The Israelites Roused to Revenge. ( b. c. 1410.) 22 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come… Read the whole commentary →

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