New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 19:1-4
1Now it cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961aboutוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, whenthereH369wasH369noH369kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that there was a certainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881stayingגָּ֚רgarH1481in the remoteH3411partבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,who tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947a concubineפִילֶ֔גֶשׁfi.Le.geshH6370for himself from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
2But his concubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370foundH2181him repugnantH2181,and she leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980H4480him and wentto her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and remainedוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961thereשָׁ֕םshamH8033for a periodיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117of fourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.
3Then her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696gentlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to her in order to bringלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725her backH7725,taking with him his servantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288and a pairוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543.And she broughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into her father’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and when the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, he wasH8055gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055to meetלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃lik.ra.ToH7122him.
4His father-in-lawH2860,the girl’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388upon him, and he remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him for threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117.So they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398and drankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354and stayedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
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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