Judges 19:25

“But the men were not willing to listen to him. So the man took hold of his concubine and brought her out to them outside; and they knew her and abused her all night until the morning, and they let her go as the dawn came up.”

Judges 19:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:25, word by word

But the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
willingאָבוּavu

be willing, consent

Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.

Where else “avu” appears
to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shemoa” appears
took holdיַּחֲזֵקyachazek

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “yachazek” appears
of his concubineפִילַגְשׁfilagsh

concubine

Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.

Where else “filagsh” appears
and brought her outיֹּצֵאyotse

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “yotse” appears
outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

Where else “chuts” appears
and they knewיֵּדְעוּyedu

lie with

To be intimate with a woman.

Where else “yedu” appears
and abusedיִּתְעַלְּלוּyitallu

abuse

To treat harshly or mockingly someone who is in our hands.

Where else “yitallu” appears
nightלַּיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

Where else “layla” appears
the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and they let her goיְשַׁלְּחוּyeshalchu

let go

To set free, release.

Where else “yeshalchu” appears
the dawnשָּׁחַרshachar

dawn

Dawn, daybreak.

Where else “shachar” appears
came upעֲלוֹתalot

rise

To rise: the sun, the smoke.

Where else “alot” appears

The context

24Look, my daughter, the virgin, and his concubine: let me bring out them and humiliate them and do to them what is good in your eyes; but to this man do not do the deed of this infamy.”

25 · This verse (above)

26And the woman came at the approach of morning and fell down at the entrance of the house of the man where her master was, until it was light.

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