Berean Standard Bible
Judges 19:16-21
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.
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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