And he said to her, “Get up and let us be going.” But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to her, “Get up, and let us be going!” but no one answered. Then he took her up on the donkey; and the man rose up, and went to his place.
- KJV And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
- BSB “Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
- NASB And he said to her, “Get up and let’s go,” but there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey; and the man set out and went to his home.
- NLT He said, “Get up! Let’s go!” But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her home.
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Quick answer
The Levite tells her to get up, but she is dead; he places her on the donkey and goes home. His curt response reveals startling callousness.
Overview
His command 'get up' meets only silence, for she has died from the abuse. The matter-of-fact way he loads her body exposes a hardened heart. The verse leaves readers stunned at the human capacity for indifference, a darkness that magnifies the tenderness of Christ toward the broken.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Judg 20:5The men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house by night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine, and she is dead.
- 1 Kgs 18:29When midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the evening offering; but there was no voice, no answer, and nobody paid attention.
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