Judges 19:13

Judges 19:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
• New International Version (NIV)He added, “Come, let’s try to reach Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night in one of those places.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to his young man, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he said to his servant, “Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”

Context of Judges 19:13

11When they were near Jebus, the day was almost gone, and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let us turn aside into this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.” 12But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners who are not of the sons (descendants) of Israel. We will go on as far as Gibeah.” And he said to his servant, “Come and let us approach one of these places: and we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.” 14So they passed by and went on their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which belongs to [the tribe of] Benjamin, 15and they turned aside there to go in and spend the night in Gibeah. And the Levite went in and sat down in the open square of the city, because no man invited them into his house to spend the night.

Judges 19:13 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ לְכָ֥ה וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת וְלַ֥נּוּ בַגִּבְעָ֖ה א֥וֹ בָרָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and let us draw nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• to oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of these placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to lodge all nightלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• or in Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414

Cross-references for Judges 19:13

• Joshua 18:25Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth,
• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went home to Gibeah; and the brave men whose hearts God had touched went with him.
• Isaiah 10:29They have gone through the pass, saying, “Geba will be our lodging place for the night.” Ramah trembles, and Gibeah [the city] of Saul has fled.
• Hosea 5:8Blow the horn in Gibeah, The trumpet in Ramah [the lofty hills on Benjamin’s northern border]. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven: “Behind you and coming after you [is the enemy], O Benjamin [be on guard]!”

Commentaries on Judges 19:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The two Benjamite towns, Gibeah and Ramah, hold an important place in Israelite history. They are linked with judges like: Deborah (Judges 4:5) Priests like Eleazar (Joshua 24:33) Prophets like Samuel (1 Samuel 8:4) Kings like Saul (1 Samuel 10:26) Gibeah's noble history makes the tragic events that followed even more significant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. in Gibeah, or in Ramah--The first of these places was five miles northeast, the other from four to five north of Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:13

• Gibeah
• Ramah

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Commentaries on Judges 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary