Judges 19:7

Judges 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
• New International Version (NIV)And when the man got up to go, his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed there that night.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the man rose up to go, his father-in-law pressed him, till he spent the night there again.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the man stood to depart, his father-in-law urged him; so he lodged there again.

Context of Judges 19:7

5On the fourth day they got up early. The Levite was ready to leave with his wife. But the woman's father said to the Levite, ‘Eat some food so that you are strong for your journey. Then you may go.’ 6So the two men sat down and they ate a meal together. Then the woman's father said to the Levite, ‘Stay here one more night. Then we can continue to be happy together.’ The Levite got up to go, but his wife's father made him stay. 8The Levite got up early in the morning of the fifth day. He was ready to leave. But the woman's father said, ‘Make yourself strong with some food. Wait until this afternoon and then you can go.’ So the two of them ate a meal together. 9The Levite prepared to leave with his wife and his male servant. Then her father said, ‘Look! It is nearly evening already. Sleep here tonight. The day is almost over. Stay one more night and enjoy yourself. Early tomorrow morning you can leave on your journey to go home.’

Judges 19:7 word by word

וַיָּ֥קָם הָאִ֖ישׁ לָלֶ֑כֶת וַיִּפְצַר־בּוֹ֙ חֹתְנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּ֥לֶן שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• to departיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• his father in lawחֹתֵןchâthan · relativeH2859
• urgedפָּצַרpâtsar · to pressH6484
• him: therefore he lodgedלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• there againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725

Commentaries on Judges 19:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7Some suggest the delay in leaving is like Samson’s seven-day bridal feast (Judges 14:10–20). However, it may simply show the father's reluctance to say goodbye to his daughter.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. it came to pass in those days--The painfully interesting episode that follows, together with the intestine commotion the report of it produced throughout the country, belongs to the same early period of anarchy and prevailing disorder. a certain Levite ... took to him a concubine--The priests under the Mosaic law enjoyed the privilege of marrying as well as other classes of the people. It was no disreputable connection this Levite had formed; for a…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