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 and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.” 12But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” 14So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin. 15They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.

Judges 19:13 word by word

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

• He continuedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• ·נַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• Comeהָלַךְhâlak · to go: followH1980
• let us try to reachקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of these townsמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to spend the nightלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414

Cross-references for Judges 19:13

• Joshua 18:25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
• Isaiah 10:29They have crossed at the ford: “We will spend the night at Geba.” Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees.
• Hosea 5:8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

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
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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