Judges 19:21

Judges 19:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
• New International Version (NIV)So he took him into his house and fed his donkeys. After they had washed their feet, they had something to eat and drink.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he brought him into his house and gave the donkeys feed. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he brought him into his house, and gave fodder to the donkeys. And they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

Context of Judges 19:21

19We have straw and fodder for our donkeys. I even have bread and wine for myself, the woman, and my servant. We have everything we need.” 20Then the old man said, “Welcome! Let me take care of your needs. Just don’t spend the night in the city square.” So he took the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. After they washed, they ate and drank. 22While they were enjoying themselves, some worthless men from the city surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They told the old man, the owner of the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house so that we can have sex with him.” 23The owner went out to them. He told them, “No, my friends! Please don’t do anything so evil! This man is a guest in my home. Don’t do such a godless thing!

Judges 19:21 word by word

וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ לְבֵית֔וֹ וַיָּ֖בָל לַחֲמוֹרִ֑ים וַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙ רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So he broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him into his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and gave provenderבָּלַלbâlal · to feedH1101
• unto the assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and they washedרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Judges 19:21

• Genesis 24:32So the man went into the house. The camels were unloaded and given straw and feed. Then water was brought for him and his men to wash their feet.
• Genesis 43:24The man took the brothers into Joseph’s house. He gave them water to wash their feet and feed for their donkeys.
• Genesis 18:4Why don’t we let someone bring a little water? After you wash your feet, you can stretch out and rest under the tree.
• 1 Samuel 25:41She bowed down with her face touching the ground. “I am ready to serve,” she said. “I am ready to wash the feet of my master’s servants.”
• 2 Samuel 11:8“Go home,” David said to Uriah, “and wash your feet.” Uriah left the royal palace, and the king sent a present to him.
• Luke 7:44Then, turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this woman, don’t you? I came into your house. You didn’t wash my feet. But she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.
• John 13:4So he got up from the table, removed his outer clothes, took a towel, and tied it around his waist.
• 1 Timothy 5:10People should tell about the good things she has done: raising children, being hospitable, taking care of believers’ needs, helping the suffering, or always doing good things.

Commentaries on Judges 19:21

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30This second epilogue (see study note on Judges 17:1–21:25) shifts the focus from individuals to entire tribes. It begins with the outrage in the Benjamite town of Gibeah (Judges 19), which led to a civil war (Judges 20) and the near destruction of Benjamin. It then moves to the attempt to save the tribe from disappearing (Judges 21). The book ends with the familiar refrain: In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116. there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim--Perhaps his hospitality was quickened by learning the stranger's occupation, and that he was on his return to his duties at Shiloh.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:21

• Ablution
• Beneficence
• Gibeah
• Hospitality

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Bethlehem
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period 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