And her master rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go on his way; and behold, there was his concubine lying at the door of the house, with her hands on the threshold (וַיָּקׁם אִישׁוֹ בַבֹּקֶר וַיִּפְתַּח דְּלַת־הַבַּיִת וַיֵּצֵא לָלֶכֶת אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ וְהִנָּה הָאִשָּׁה פִּילַגְשׁוֹ נוֹפֶלֶת־פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת וְיָדֶיהָ עַל־הַמִּפְתָּן) — the Levite discovers his concubine collapsed at the door only as he prepares to depart. The image of her hands on the threshold suggests she was reaching for entrance or safety when she finally lost consciousness or died. The Levite's initial response—preparing to leave without checking on her—indicates a callous indifference, yet the sight of her broken body does compel acknowledgment.

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