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Judges 19:23
23The old man went outside to them. He said to them, ‘Friends, do not try to do this very evil thing! This man is a visitor in my house. Do not do such a wicked thing.
Judges 19:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
- New International Version (NIV)The owner of the house went outside and said to them, “No, my friends, don’t be so vile. Since this man is my guest, don’t do this outrageous thing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not do this vile thing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage.
Context of Judges 19:23
21So the old man took the Levite into his house, and he fed the donkeys. When they had washed their feet, they ate a meal. 22They were enjoying their time together. Suddenly, some wicked men who lived in the city came to the house. They stood all around it and they hit the door hard. They shouted to the old man who lived there, ‘Bring out the man who came to visit you. We want to have sex with him.’ The old man went outside to them. He said to them, ‘Friends, do not try to do this very evil thing! This man is a visitor in my house. Do not do such a wicked thing. 24Look! Here is my daughter. She has never had sex with anyone before. Here is my visitor's slave wife too. I will bring them outside to you. Then you can do whatever cruel things you want to do to them. But do not do such a terrible thing to this man.’ 25But the men would not agree to this. So the Levite took hold of his slave wife and he pushed her outside. They made her have sex with them all night and they were very cruel to her. At dawn, they let her go.
Read all of Judges 19Judges 19:23 word by word
וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם הָאִישׁ֙ בַּ֣עַל הַבַּ֔יִת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם אַל־אַחַ֖י אַל־תָּרֵ֣עוּ נָ֑א אַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֞א הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙ אַל־בֵּיתִ֔י אַֽל־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- the masterבַּעַלba‛al · masterH1167
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- unto them, and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, Nayאַל'al · notH408
- my brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
- wickedlyרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
- seeingאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- not this follyנְבָלָהnebâlâh · follyH5039
Cross-references for Judges 19:23
- Genesis 19:6Lot went outside to talk to the men. He shut the door of his house behind him.
- Judges 20:6I took her body home and I cut it into 12 pieces. I sent the pieces everywhere in the land of Israel. I did this to show what a terrible thing these men had done.
- Genesis 34:7Jacob's sons now heard what had happened and they came home from the fields. They were very angry because Shechem had done such a bad thing. When he caught Dinah and had sex with her, he had brought shame on Jacob's family. It was a bad thing that nobody should ever do.
- Joshua 7:15Then I will show you which man has taken the things that belong to me. You must kill that man and burn his body. You must kill him and everything that he has, together with all his family. He has done a very bad thing that no Israelite should ever do. He has turned against the covenant that I made with my people.’
- 2 Samuel 13:12Tamar answered him, ‘Do not do this, my brother! Do not make me ashamed. Nobody in Israel would do such a wicked thing. Do not be so foolish!
Commentaries on Judges 19:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23This man is come into mine house - He appeals to the sacred rights of hospitality, just as Lot did Genesis 19:8. Both cases betray painfully the low place in the social scale occupied by woman in the old world, from which it is one of the glories of Christianity to have raised her.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23this man is a guest in my house: It was shameful to be unkind to a visitor. However, the crowd's evil demands went beyond rudeness. They intended to harm the visitor (see Judges 20:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2822-24. certain sons of Belial beset the house--The narrative of the horrid outrage that was committed; of the proposal of the old man; the unfeeling, careless, and in many respects, inexplicable conduct of the Levite towards his wife, disclose a state of morality that would have appeared incredible, did it not rest on the testimony of the sacred historian. Both men ought to have protected the women in the house, even though at the expense of their lives…Read the comment
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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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