1 Long ago, Israel had no king. A man from the hill of Ephraim had a wife from Bethlehem in Judah. ️❌️ 2 The wife got mad and went to her dad in Bethlehem. She stayed there 4 months. ➡️⏳4 3 The man went to be kind and bring her back. He took his helper and 2 donkeys. Her dad was happy to see him. ♂️ 4 Her dad said, “Stay.” They ate, drank, and slept for 3 days. 3 5 On day 4, the man got up to go. Her dad said, “Eat first, then go.” ➡️➡️♂️ 6 They ate and drank. Her dad said, “Please stay tonight.” So they stayed. ️ 7 The man got up to go, but her dad asked again. The man stayed. ♂️⛔➡️ 8 On day 5, the man got up early. Her dad kept talking till later. They ate again. ️➡️️ 9 The man, his wife, and his helper stood to go. Her dad said, “It is late. Stay now. Go early.” ⏳➡️ 10 But the man would not stay. He left. They came near a town named Jebus. He had his 2 donkeys and his wife. ♂️➡️️ 11 They were near Jebus. The sun was going down. The helper said, “Let us stop here.” ️ 12 The man said, “No, not here. These are not our people. We will go to Gibeah.” ♂️➡️️ Gibeah 13 He said, “We can stay at Gibeah or Ramah.” ️ Gibeah ➕ ️ Ramah 14 They went on. The sun went down near Gibeah in Benjamin. ♂️️ 15 They went into Gibeah to stay. They sat in the town yard. No one took them in. ️⛲❌ 16 An old man came from the field at night. He was from the hill of Ephraim and lived in Gibeah. The town men were from Benjamin. ️ 17 The old man saw the traveler and asked, “Where do you go? Where did you come from?” ♂️❓ 18 The man said, “We came from Bethlehem. We go to my home in the hill. No one lets us stay.” ♂️Bethlehem➡️️❌ 19 “We have food for the donkeys and bread and drink for us. We do not need a thing.” 20 The old man said, “It is okay. I will care for you. Do not sleep in the yard.” ⛔⛲ 21 He took them home. He fed the donkeys. They washed their feet. They ate and drank. ️ 22 While they were having a good time, bad men came. They hit the door and yelled, “Bring out the man!” 23 The host went out and said, “No, my brothers. Do not do this bad thing. He is my guest.” ♂️✋ 24 He said, “Here is my young girl and his wife. I will bring them out. Do not hurt the man.” ➡️ 25 The bad men would not listen. The man took his wife out to them. They hurt her all night. At dawn they let her go. ➡️ 26 At morning, the woman came to the door and fell there till light. 27 Her man got up and opened the door to go. He saw her at the door, hands on the step. ♀️ 28 He said, “Get up. Let us go.” She did not answer. He put her on the donkey and went home. ➡️ 29 At home, he took a knife. He cut her into 12 parts and sent them all over Israel. ️1️⃣2️⃣➡️ 30 All who saw said, “We have never seen this since we left Egypt. Think. Speak. What should we do?” ️