Judges 19:4

Judges 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
• New International Version (NIV)His father-in-law, the woman’s father, prevailed on him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there.

Context of Judges 19:4

2And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-Judah, and was there some time, — four months. 3And her husband rose up and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again; and his servant was with him, and a couple of asses. And she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoiced to meet him. And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him, and he abode with him three days; and they ate and drank, and lodged there. 5And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart; and the damsel's father said to his son-in-law, Refresh thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterwards ye may go your way. 6And they sat down, and ate and drank, both of them together. And the damsel's father said to the man, Be content, I pray thee, and pass the night, and let thy heart be glad.

Judges 19:4 word by word

וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּ֤וֹ חֹֽתְנוֹ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אִתּ֖וֹ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Commentaries on Judges 19:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The woman's father showed traditional Near Eastern hospitality, unlike the events that would later happen in Gibeah (Judges 19:14–28). The scene in Bethlehem offers reconciliation and the hope of a fresh start.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her--Hebrew, "speak to her heart," in a kindly and affectionate manner, so as to rekindle her affection. Accompanied by a servant, he arrived at the house of his father-in-law, who rejoiced to meet him, in the hope that a complete reconciliation would be brought about between his daughter and her husband. The Levite, yielding to the hospitable importunities of his father-in-law…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:4

• Adultery
• Concubinage
• Father-In-Law

In the dictionaries

• Father-in-Law
• Beat
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Bethlehem
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book 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