New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 19:11-30
11When they werenearעִם־'im-H5973Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982,the dayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117was almostמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goneH7286; andthe servantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his masterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113, “Pleaseנָּ֛אna'H4994comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980,and let us turnוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493asideH5493into thisH2088cityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892of the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983and spendוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885the nightH3885in it.”
12However, his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “We will not turnנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493asideH5493into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of foreignersנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are not of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;but we will goוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674on as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Gibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.”
13He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Comeלְכָ֥הle.KhahH1980and let us approachוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126oneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of these placesהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725;and we will spendוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885the nightH3885in Gibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390orא֥וֹ'oH176Ramahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.”
15They turnedH5493asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033in order to enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935andlodgeH3885in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390. Whenthey enteredוַיָּבֹ֗אvai.ya.Vo'H935,they satH3427downH3427in the openבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339squareH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,for noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376tookמְאַסֵּֽף־me.'a.sef-H622them into hishouseהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004to spendלָל֣וּןla.LunH3885the nightלָלֽוּן׃la.LunH3885.
16Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,an oldזָקֵ֗ןza.KenH2205manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376was comingבָּ֣אba'H935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704from his workמַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639at eveningבָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revH6153.Now the manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376was fromthe hillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and he wasstayingגָ֖רgarH1481in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1390,but the menH376of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725were BenjamitesH1145.
17And he liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200the travelerהָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַha.'Ish ha.'o.Re.achH376H732in the openבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339squareH7339of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;and the oldהַזָּקֵ֛ןha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֧ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575are you goingתֵלֵ֖ךְte.LekhH1980,and whereוּמֵאַ֥יִןu.me.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935from?”
18He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “We are passingעֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.RimH5674from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063to the remoteH3411partיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of the hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimH669, forI am from thereמִשָּׁ֣םmi.ShamH8033,and I wentוָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.LekhH1980to BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. But I am nowgoingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980tomy houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376will takeמְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.SefH622me into his houseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.
19Yet thereH3426is bothH1571strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and fodderמִסְפּוֹא֙mis.pO'H4554for our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּla.cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543,and alsoH1571breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196for me,your maidservantוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519, andthe youngH5288manH5288who is with your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;thereH369is noH369lackמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingכָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃kol- da.VarH3605H1697.”
20The oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965to you. OnlyH7534let me take care ofallכָּל־kol-H3605your needsמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖mach.sor.KhaH4270;howeverH7534,do not spendתָּלַֽן׃ta.LanH3885the nightH3885in the openבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339squareH7339.”
21So he tookוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him into his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004and gaveH1101the donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםla.cha.mo.RimH2543fodderH1101,and they washedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙vai.yir.cha.TzuH7364their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃vai.yish.TuH8354.
22While they werecelebratingמֵיטִיבִ֣ים לִבָּם֒mei.ti.Vim li.BamH3190H3820,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,the menהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892,certainH376worthlessבְלִיַּ֗עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100fellowsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,poundingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849the doorהַדָּ֑לֶתha.Da.letH1817;and they spokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the ownerבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Bringהוֹצֵ֗אho.Tze'H3318out the manH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935into your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004that we may haveH3045relationsH3045with him.”
23Then the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376,the ownerבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to them and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “NoH408,my fellowsאַחַ֖י'a.ChaiH251,pleaseנָ֑אNa'H4994do not actH7489so wickedlyH7489;sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־'A.cha.rei 'a.Sher-H310H834thisH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376has comeבָּ֞אba'H935into my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbei.TiH1004,do not commitתַּעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213thisH2088actH5039of follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039.
24Hereהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009is my virginהַבְּתוּלָ֜הha.be.tu.LahH1330daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323and his concubineוּפִֽילַגְשֵׁ֗הוּu.fi.lag.She.huH6370.Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me bringאוֹצִֽיאָה־'o.tzi.'ah-H3318them out that you may ravishוְעַנּ֣וּve.'a.NuH6031them and doוַעֲשׂ֣וּva.'a.SuH6213to themwhatever you wishהַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םha.Tov be.'ei.nei.KhemH2896H5869.But do not commitתַעֲשׂ֔וּta.'a.SuH6213suchH2088an actדְּבַ֖רde.VarH1697of follyהַנְּבָלָ֥הha.ne.va.LahH5039against thisH2088manוְלָאִ֤ישׁve.la.'IshH376.”
25But the menהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14not listenלִשְׁמֹ֣עַֽlish.Mo.a'H8085to him. So the manH376seizedוַיַּחֲזֵ֤קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388his concubineבְּפִ֣ילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.Fi.lag.ShoH6370and broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318herout to them; and they rapedוַיֵּדְע֣וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045her and abusedוַיִּֽתְעַלְּלוּ־vai.yit.'a.le.lu-H5953her allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,then letH7971her goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּהָvay.sha.le.Chu.haH7971at the approachכַּעֲל֥וֹתka.'a.lotH5927of dawnהַשָּֽׁחַר׃ha.Sha.charH7837.
26As the dayH1242began to dawnלִפְנ֣וֹתlif.NotH6437H1242,the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935and fellH5307downH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֧תַחPe.tachH6607of the man’sהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376houseבֵּית־beit-H1004whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָּׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834H8033her masterאֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113was, untilעַד־'ad-H5704fulldaylightהָאֽוֹר׃ha.'OrH216.
27When her masterאֲדֹנֶ֜יהָ'a.do.Nei.haH113aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and openedוַיִּפְתַּח֙vai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004and wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּ֑וֹle.dar.KoH1870,then beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,his concubineפִֽילַגְשׁ֗וֹfi.lag.ShoH6370was lyingנֹפֶ֙לֶת֙no.Fe.letH5307at the doorwayפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004with her handsוְיָדֶ֖יהָve.ya.Dei.haH3027on the thresholdהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592.
28He saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Getק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965up and let us goוְנֵלֵ֖כָהve.ne.Le.khahH1980,”but thereH369was noH369answerעֹנֶ֑ה'o.NehH6030.Then he placedוַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙vai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her on the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543;and the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to hishomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.
29When he enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935his houseבֵּית֗וֹbei.ToH1004,he tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a knifeהַֽמַּאֲכֶ֙לֶת֙ha.ma.'a.Khe.letH3979and laidH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֣קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his concubineבְּפִֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹbe.fi.lag.ShoH6370andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֶ֙הָ֙vay.na.te.Che.haH5408her in twelveלִשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖רlish.Neim 'a.SarH8147H6240piecesנְתָחִ֑יםne.ta.ChimH5409,limb by limbלַעֲצָמֶ֔יהָla.'a.tza.Mei.haH6106,and sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֶ֔הָvay.sha.le.Che.haH7971her throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
30Allכָל־khol-H3605who sawהָרֹאֶ֗הha.ro.'EhH7200itsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “NothingH3808like thisH2088has everhappenedH1961or been seenנִרְאֲתָה֙nir.'a.TahH7200from the dayלְמִיּ֞וֹםle.mi.YomH3117when the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameעֲל֤וֹתa.LotH5927up from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Considerשִֽׂימוּ־si.mu-H7760it,takeH5779counselH5779and speakוְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ פve.da.Be.ruH1696up!”
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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