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Judges 19:30

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Judges 19:30 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
Judges 19:30 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
27And 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 upon the threshold.
28And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going; but none answered: then he took her up upon the ass; and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
29And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel.
30And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider it, take counsel, and speak.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And it was so, that all that saw it, etc.] The dismembered pieces of the dead body, and were made acquainted with the cause of it; for so Josephus f408 says, he gave the messengers a command to declare what was the cause of her death: said, there was no such deed done nor seen, from the day that the children of Israel came out of Egypt, unto this day; meaning not so much the cutting in pieces the dead body, and sending it to different parts; though that was awful and shocking, as the complicated wickedness committed at Gibeah, which was the cause of it, to which reference is had, (<280909>Hosea 9:9) this is an observation of the writer of this book, Samuel; but what follows are the words…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Speak - Let us meet together, and seriously consider, and every one freely speak what is to be done in this case. Next: Judges Chapter 20”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“consider: Jdg 20:7; Pro 11:14, Pro 13:10, Pro 15:22, Pro 20:18, Pro 24:6 Next: Judges Chapter 20”
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