Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Judges 19

^{1 !} A Leuites wife being an harlot, forsoke her housband, and he toke her againe.

^{2 /} Ebr. besides him: to wit, with others.

^{3 /} Or, at his meting.

^{3 /} Ebr. to her heart.

^{5 /} Or, strengthen.

^{5 /} Ebr. rose vp.

^{6 a} That is, his concubines father.

^{7 /} Or, compelled him.

^{8 b} Meaning, that he shulde refresh him selfe with meate, as {vers. 5}.

^{9 /} Ebr, is weake

^{9 /} Or, the day lodgeth.

^{9 c} To wit, to the towne or citie where he dwelt.

^{11 /} Or, went downe.

^{12 d} Thogh in these daies there were most horrible corruptions, yet very necessitie colde not compel them to haue to do with them that professed not the true God.

^{15 /} Or, gathered them.

^{16 e} That is, of the tribe of Benjamin.

^{17 /} Or, a man walking.

^{18 f} To Shiloh Mizpeh where the Arke was.

^{20 /} Or, be of good comfort.

^{21 /} Ebr, men of Belial: that is giuen to all wickednes.

^{22 g} To the intent they might breake it.

^{24 h} That is, abuse them.

^{25 !} At Gibeah she was moste vilenously abused to the death.

^{26 i} She fell downe dead, as {vers. 27}.

^{27 /} Or, housband.

^{27 /} Or, fallen.

^{28 k} Meaning, home vnto mount Ephraim.

^{29 !} The Leuite cutteth her in pieces and sendeth her to the twelue tribes.

^{30 l} For this was like the sin of Sodom, for the which God rained down sire & brimstone from heauen.