Judges 20:3-7

20:3 The Benjaminites heard that the Israelites had gone up to Mizpah. Then the Israelites said, “Explain how this wicked thing happened!” 20:4 The Levite, ¹  the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, “I and my concubine stopped in ²  Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin ³  to spend the night. 20:5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. ⁴  They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died. 20:6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces ⁵  throughout the territory occupied by Israel, ⁶  because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity ⁷  in Israel. 20:7 All you Israelites, ⁸  make a decision here!” ⁹ 

[20:4]  ¹ tn Heb “The man, the Levite.”

[20:4]  ² tn Heb “came to.”

[20:4]  ³ tn Heb “which belongs to Benjamin.”

[20:5]  ¹ tn Heb “arose against me and surrounded against me the house at night.”

[20:6]  ¹ tn Heb “her”; the referent is more naturally stated in English as “the pieces.”

[20:6]  ² tn Heb “throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel.”

[20:6]  ³ tn Heb “a wicked and disgraceful [thing].”

[20:7]  ¹ tn Heb “Look, all of you sons of Israel.”

[20:7]  ² tn Heb “give for yourselves a word and advice here.”