He said to her: 'Get up, let us be going.' But there was no answer. Then he put her upon his donkey; and the man set out for his home (וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו קוּמִי וְנֵלֵכָה וְאֵין עֹנֶה וַיִּשָּׂאֵהוּ עַל־הַחֲמוֹר וַיָּקׁם הָאִישׁ וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ) — the Levite commands the concubine to rise and depart, but receives no response. She does not answer because she is either dead or severely incapacitated. The Levite places her on his donkey and continues his journey. His action is pragmatic yet emotionally vacant: he treats her body as cargo to be transported. The narrative does not indicate sorrow, rage, or shock; only mechanical action.

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