Judges 19:18-20

Easy-to-Read Version

¹⁸ The Levite answered, “We have come from Bethlehem in Judah, where I went for a visit. Now I am on my way home,^[a] which is a long way into the hill country of Ephraim. I expected that someone here would invite us in for the night, but no one has. ¹⁹ We already have straw and food for our donkeys. There is also bread and wine for me, the young woman, and my servant. We don’t need anything.”

²⁰ The old man said, “You are welcome to stay at my house. I will give you anything you need, but don’t stay the night in the public square.”