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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.
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A Calculated Call to Justice
Commentator John Gill clarifies that the Levite himself dismembered his concubine. This was not another act of brutality by the men of Gibeah, but a deliberate, shocking gesture by the Levite to send an undeniable message throughout Israel, forcing the nation to confront the horrific 'lewdness and folly' that had occurred.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces Lest it should be thought that these barbarous creatures, after they …
Presbyterian
The Israelites' abhorrence of the crime committed at Gibeah, and their resolution to punish the criminals, were right; but they formed their resolv…
