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Her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way; and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold.
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A Final, Desperate Appeal
Commentators highlight the tragic posture of the woman with her hands on the threshold. This is interpreted as a final, desperate appeal for help and entry into the house that should have been her refuge. Her position symbolizes the ultimate betrayal and her agonizing final moments.
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19th Century
Anglican
Her hands were upon the threshold. —As though they had been stretched out towards her husband in one last agony of appeal (Vulgate…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And her lord rose up in the morning Very early no doubt, and it is scarcely reasonable to think he should sleep quietly a…
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…
