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

19Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.” 20The old man said, “Peace to you. Only let me take care of all your needs; however, do not spend the night in the open square.” So he took him into his house and gave the donkeys fodder, and they washed their feet and ate and drank. 22While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.” 23Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this act of folly.

Judges 19:21 word by word

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

• So he tookבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him into his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and gaveבָּלַלbâlal · to feedH1101
• the donkeysחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and they washedרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drankשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Judges 19:21

• Genesis 24:32So the man entered the house. Then Laban unloaded the camels, and he gave straw and feed to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him.
• Genesis 43:24Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.
• Genesis 18:4Please let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree;
• 1 Samuel 25:41She arose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your maidservant is a maid to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
• 2 Samuel 11:8Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” And Uriah went out of the king’s house, and a present from the king was sent out after him.
• Luke 7:44Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
• John 13:4got up from supper, and laid aside His garments; and taking a towel, He girded Himself.
• 1 Timothy 5:10having a reputation for good works; and if she has brought up children, if she has shown hospitality to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has assisted those in distress, and if she has devoted herself to every good work.

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