Judges 19:23

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 into mine house, do not this folly.

And the man {H376}, the master {H1167} of the house {H1004}, went out {H3318} unto them, and said {H559} unto them, Nay {H408}, my brethren {H251}, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly {H7489}; seeing {H310} that this man {H376} is come {H935} into mine house {H1004}, do {H6213} not this folly {H5039}.

The man whose house it was went out and said to them, "No, my brothers, please don't do anything as wrong as this. Look, he's just a guest in my house; don't do this degrading thing.

The owner of the house went out and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Do not commit this outrage.

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 20:6 (5 votes)

    And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

  • 2 Samuel 13:12 (5 votes)

    And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

  • Genesis 34:7 (5 votes)

    And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

  • Genesis 19:6 (3 votes)

    And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

  • Genesis 19:7 (3 votes)

    And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

  • Deuteronomy 22:21 (3 votes)

    Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

  • Joshua 7:15 (3 votes)

    And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.