Berean Standard Bible
Judges 19:1-4
1Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when there was noאֵ֣ין'einH369kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י׀ אִ֣ישׁbe.Yis.ra.'El vay.Hi 'ishH3478H1961H376,a Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881who livedגָּ֚רgarH1481in the remoteבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947for himselfa concubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH802H6370from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
2But sheפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370was unfaithfulוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181to himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980himמֵֽאִתּוֹ֙me.'i.ToH854to return toאֶל־'el-H413her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004inאֶל־'el-H413BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.After she had beenוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֕םshamH8033יָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320,
3her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980after herאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310to speakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to herעַל־'al-H5921and bring her backלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725,taking his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹ עִמּ֖וֹve.na.'a.Ro i.MoH5288H5973and a pairוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543.So the girl brought himוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and whenהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291herfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saw himוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200,he gladlyוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055welcomed himלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122.
4His father-in-lawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,persuaded him to stayוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388,so he remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himאִתּ֖וֹ'i.ToH854threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,eatingוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398,drinkingוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354,and lodgingוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
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
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