20 "You are welcome at my house," the old man said. "Let me supply whatever you need. Only don't spend the night in the square."
20 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
20 And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square."
20 The old man said, "It's going to be all right; I'll take care of you. You aren't going to spend the night in the town square."
20 And the old man said, "Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; only do not spend the night in the open square."
20 "You are welcome to stay with me," the old man said. "I will give you anything you might need. But whatever you do, don't spend the night in the square."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Judges 19:20
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The wickedness of the men of Gibeah.
The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad history of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lord permits sinners to execute just vengeance on one another, and if the scene here described is horrible, what will the discoveries of the day of judgment be! Let each of us consider how to escape from the wrath to come, how to mortify the sins of our own hearts, to resist Satan's temptations, and to avoid the pollutions there are in the world.