Judges 19:7

Judges 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
• New International Version (NIV)And when the man got up to go, his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the man stood to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged there again.

Context of Judges 19:7

5On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.” 6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.” The man got up to depart, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night. 8On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate. 9When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”

Judges 19:7 word by word

וַיָּ֥קָם הָאִ֖ישׁ לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיִּפְצַר־בּוֹ֙ חֹתְנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּ֥לֶן שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• The manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• got upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• to departהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• but his father-in-lawחֹתֵןchâthan · relativeH2859
• but his father-in-lawשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• persuadedפָּצַרpâtsar · to pressH6484
• so he stayedלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• there that nightשָׁםshâm · thereH8033

Commentaries on Judges 19:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Some suggest the delay in leaving is like Samson’s seven-day bridal feast (Judges 14:10–20). However, it may simply show the father's reluctance to say goodbye to his daughter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. it came to pass in those days--The painfully interesting episode that follows, together with the intestine commotion the report of it produced throughout the country, belongs to the same early period of anarchy and prevailing disorder. a certain Levite ... took to him a concubine--The priests under the Mosaic law enjoyed the privilege of marrying as well as other classes of the people. It was no disreputable connection this Levite had formed; for a…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:7

• Father-In-Law

In the dictionaries

• Father-in-Law
• Beat
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Bethlehem
• Day and Night
• Israel, History of

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