Lodging Refused, Then Accepted

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There they turned off the road to go and stay in Giv'ah. He went in and sat down in the city's open space, since no one had offered his home for them to spend the night.

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In time, at nightfall, an old man came from his work in the field. He was from the Efrayim hills and was staying in Giv'ah, although the residents were of Binyamin.

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The old man looked up, saw the traveler in the city's open space and said, "Where are you going, and where are you coming from?"

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He replied, "We're crossing from Beit-Lechem in Y'hudah to the far side of the Efrayim hills. That's where I'm from. I went to Beit-Lechem in Y'hudah, and now I'm going to the house of ADONAI; but there's no one here who will let me spend the night in his home.

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We have straw and food for our donkeys, also bread and wine for me, my concubine and the boy there with your servants; we don't need anything else."

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The old man said, "You're welcome to stay with me. I'll take care of anything you lack; just don't spend the night out in the open."

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

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