And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them,.... Opened the door, and went out to converse with them, and talked them after this manner:and said unto them, nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; it is plain he understood them in such sense, that they meant not bare knowledge of the man, as who he was, &c.
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Judges 19:23
Judges 19:23
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