Judges 19:3

Judges 19:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
• New International Version (NIV)her husband went to her to persuade her to return. He had with him his servant and two donkeys. She took him into her parents’ home, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had with him his servant and a couple of donkeys. And she brought him into her father's house. And when the girl's father saw him, he came with joy to meet him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then her husband arose and went after her, to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant and a couple of donkeys with him. So she brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young woman saw him, he was glad to meet him.

Context of Judges 19:3

1Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah. 2But his concubine found him repugnant, and she left him and went to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah, and remained there for a period of four months. Then her husband set out and went after her to speak gently to her in order to bring her back, taking with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him into her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he was glad to meet him. 4His father-in-law, the girl’s father, prevailed upon him, and he remained with him for three days. So they ate and drank and stayed there. 5Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning, and he prepared to go; but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Strengthen yourself with a piece of bread, and afterward you may go.”

Judges 19:3 word by word

וַיָּ֨קָם אִישָׁ֜הּ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ לְדַבֵּ֤ר עַל־לִבָּהּ֙ לַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּ וְנַעֲר֥וֹ עִמּ֖וֹ וְצֶ֣מֶד חֲמֹרִ֑ים וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יהָ וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Then her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• setקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• gentlyלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to her in order to bringשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• her backשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• taking with him his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• and a pairצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• of donkeysחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• And she broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• him into her father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and when the girl’sנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
• sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• him, he wasשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• to meetקָרָאqârâ' · to encounter: meetH7122

Cross-references for Judges 19:3

• Judges 15:1But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat, and said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father did not let him enter.
• Genesis 50:21So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.
• Leviticus 19:17‘You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him.
• Leviticus 20:10‘If there is a man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, one who commits adultery with his friend’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death.
• Hosea 2:14“Therefore, behold, I am going to persuade her, Bring her into the wilderness, And speak kindly to her.
• Matthew 1:19And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly.
• John 8:4they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.
• Genesis 34:3But he was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.
• Jeremiah 3:1God says, “If a husband divorces his wife And she leaves him And becomes another man’s wife, Will he return to her again? Would that land not be completely defiled? But you are a prostitute with many lovers; Yet you turn to Me,” declares the Lord.
• Numbers 22:22But God was angry that he was going, and the angel of the Lord took his stand in the road as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.

Commentaries on Judges 19:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He rejoiced to meet him - He hoped to be able completely to reconcile his daughter and her husband.Read the comment
• 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. 3-43-4. And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her--Hebrew, "speak to her heart," in a kindly and affectionate manner, so as to rekindle her affection. Accompanied by a servant, he arrived at the house of his father-in-law, who rejoiced to meet him, in the hope that a complete reconciliation would be brought about between his daughter and her husband. The Levite, yielding to the hospitable importunities of his father-in-law…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:3

• Adultery
• Concubinage
• Father-In-Law

In the dictionaries

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