^6 (A)So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed abomination and ^(B)outrage in Israel.

²⁹ And when he entered his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his concubine he ^(A)divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.

²³ And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, ^(A)do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, ^(B)do not do this vile thing.

^15 (A)And he who is taken with the devoted things shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has ^(B)transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he has done ^(C)an outrageous thing in Israel.’”

⁷ The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and ^(A)very angry, because he ^(B)had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, ^(C)for such a thing must not be done.

¹⁰ and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand, to bring provisions for the people, that when they come they may repay Gibeah of Benjamin for all the outrage that they have committed in Israel.”

¹² She answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate^[a] me, for ^(A)such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this ^(B)outrageous thing. ¹³ As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of ^(C)the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”