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Judges 19:14-28
15They stoppedוַיָּסֻ֣רוּ שָׁ֔םvai.ya.Su.ru ShamH5493H8033to go inלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935and lodgeלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390.The Levite went inוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935and sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,but noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376would takeמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622themאוֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853into his homeהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004for the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.
16וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009That eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153an oldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376וְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376from the hill countryמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהוּא־'ef.Ra.yim ve.hu'-H669H1931,who was residingגָ֖רgarH1481in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390(the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582of that placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725were BenjamitesH1145),came inבָּ֣אba'H935fromמִֽן־min-H4480his workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639inמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.
17When he looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֣א עֵינָ֗יוvai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375H5869and sawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the travelerהָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַha.'Ish ha.'o.Re.achH376H732in the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339,the oldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980,and whereוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370have you come fromתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935?”
18The Leviterepliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “We areאֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587travelingעֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.RimH5674from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063toעַד־'ad-H5704the remoteיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669,whereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033I am fromאָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiH595.I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980toעַד־'ad-H5704BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and now I amאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589goingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980to the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376has takenמְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.SefH622meאוֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853into his homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004,
19even though there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426bothוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401andגַּם־gam-H1571feedמִסְפּוֹא֙mis.pO'H4554for our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּla.cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543,andוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֤יִן יֶשׁ־va.Ya.yin yesh-H3196H3426for meand the maidservantוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519and young manוְלַנַּ֖עַרve.la.Na.'arH5288with meעִם־'im-H5973.There is nothing thatאֵ֥ין'einH369we, your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ כָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃'a.va.Dei.kha kol- da.VarH5650H3605H1697,lackמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270.”
20“Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965to you,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376. “Let me supplyרַ֥ק עָלָ֑יrak 'a.LaiH5921H7535everythingכָּל־kol-H3605you needמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖mach.sor.KhaH4270.Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535do notאַל־'al-H408spend the nightתָּלַֽן׃ta.LanH3885in the squareבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339.”
21So he brought himוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004and fedוַיָּ֖בָלvai.yi.bolH1101his donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםla.cha.mo.RimH2543.And they washedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.
22While theyהֵמָּה֮he.MahH1992were enjoyingמֵיטִיבִ֣יםmei.ti.VimH3190אֶת־'et-H853themselvesלִבָּם֒li.BamH3820,suddenlyוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009the wickedבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437אֶת־'et-H853the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.Poundingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849onעַל־'al-H5921the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817,they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376who ownedבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Bring outהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,so we can have relations with himוְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ve.ne.da.'E.nuH3045!”
23The ownerהָאִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַלha.'Ish Ba.'alH376H1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318H413and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themH413, “NoH408,my brothersאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,do notH408do this wicked thingתָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑אta.Re.'u Na'H7489H4994!After allאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088H408manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376is a guestבָּ֞אba'H935in my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004.Do notH408commitתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063outrageהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.
24Lookהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,let me bring outאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318my virginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323and the man’s concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370נָּ֤אna'H4994אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853,and you can useוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031themאוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213with themas you wishהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.But do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213suchהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063a vileהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039thingדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697to thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376.”
25But the menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.Vu ha.'a.na.ShimH14H582notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808listen to himלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085. So the Levitetookוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370and sent herוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318outsideהַח֑וּץha.ChutzH2351to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413,and they rapedוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045herא֠וֹתָהּ'o.tahH853and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953herthroughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915עַד־'ad-H5704הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and at dawnכַּעֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר׃ka.'a.lot ha.Sha.charH5927H7837they let her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971.
26Early that morningלִפְנ֣וֹת הַבֹּ֑קֶרlif.Not ha.Bo.kerH6437H1242,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802went backוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004הָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834her master was stayingאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113,collapsedוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607,and lay there untilעַד־'ad-H5704it was lightשָּׁ֖ם הָאֽוֹר׃sham ha.'OrH216H8033.
27In the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,when her masterאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to go outוַיֵּצֵ֖א לָלֶ֣כֶתvai.ye.Tze' la.Le.khetH3318H1980on his journeyלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870,there wasוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009his concubineהָאִשָּׁ֣ה פִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹha.'i.Shah fi.lag.ShoH802H6370,collapsedנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307in the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,with her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027onעַל־'al-H5921the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.
28“Get upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,”he told herוַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָvai.Yo.mer 'e.Lei.haH559H413. “Let us goוְנֵלֵ֖כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980.”But there was noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369responseעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.So the manהָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְha.'Ish vai.Ye.lekhH376H1980put herוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947onעַֽל־'al-H5921his donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965for homeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.
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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