Judges 19:13

Judges 19:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
• New International Version (NIV)He added, “Come, let’s try to reach Gibeah or Ramah and spend the night in one of those places.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he said to his servant, “Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Come on, let’s try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we’ll spend the night in one of those towns.”

Context of Judges 19:13

11When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, "Come now, let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it." 12And his master said to him, "We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah." And he said to his young man, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah." 14So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin, 15and they turned aside there, to go in and spend the night at Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

Judges 19:13 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ לְכָ֥ה וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת וְלַ֥נּוּ בַגִּבְעָ֖ה א֥וֹ בָרָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and let us draw nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• to oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of these placesמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• to lodge all nightלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• or in Ramahרָמָהrâmâh · RamahH7414

Cross-references for Judges 19:13

• Joshua 18:25Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,
• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.
• Isaiah 10:29they have crossed over the pass; at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled.
• Hosea 5:8Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven; we follow you, O Benjamin!

Commentaries on Judges 19:13

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The two Benjamite towns, Gibeah and Ramah, hold an important place in Israelite history. They are linked with judges like: Deborah (Judges 4:5) Priests like Eleazar (Joshua 24:33) Prophets like Samuel (1 Samuel 8:4) Kings like Saul (1 Samuel 10:26) Gibeah's noble history makes the tragic events that followed even more significant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. in Gibeah, or in Ramah--The first of these places was five miles northeast, the other from four to five north of Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:13

• Gibeah
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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