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Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man`s house where her lord was, until it was light.
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The Horror at the Doorstep
Commentators emphasize the profound tragedy and horror conveyed in the verse's simple language. The woman, after being brutalized all night, manages to make her way back to the house where her husband was. She doesn't even have the strength to knock, but collapses at the door, a silent, heartbreaking testament to the violence she endured.
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19th Century
Anglican
Then came the woman... — It would be scarcely possible to enhance the depth of pathos and of horror which the sacred writer throws…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then came the woman in the dawning of the day When those wicked wretches who had abused her had left her, having had…
Presbyterian
The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permit…
