New American Standard Bible 2020
Judges 19:16-22
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 BenjaminitesH1145.
17And he raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֛רְאvai.Yar'H7200the travelerהָאִ֥ישׁ הָאֹרֵ֖חַha.'Ish ha.'o.Re.achH376H732in the publicH7339squareבִּרְחֹ֣בbir.ChoH7339of 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?”
18And he 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.'EinH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376will takeמְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.SefH622me into his houseהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.
19Yet thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426bothH1571strawתֶּ֤בֶןTe.venH8401and feedמִסְפּוֹא֙mis.pO'H4554for our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּla.cha.mo.Rei.nuH2543,and alsoH1571breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and wineוָיַ֤יִןva.Ya.yinH3196for me, andyour femaleH519slaveH519, andthe youngH5288manH5288who is with your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;thereH369isH369noH369lackמַחְס֖וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingכָּל־ דָּבָֽר׃kol- da.VarH3605H1697.”
20Then the oldהַזָּקֵן֙ha.za.KenH2205manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965to you. OnlyH7534let me take care ofallכָּל־kol-H3605your needsמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖mach.sor.KhaH4270;howeverH7534,do not spendתָּלַֽן׃ta.LanH3885theH3885nightH3885in the publicH7339squareבָּרְח֖וֹבba.re.ChovH7339.”
21So he tookוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him into his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004and fedוַיָּ֖בָלvai.yi.bolH1101the donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםla.cha.mo.RimH2543,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.'alH1100menבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,surroundedנָסַ֙בּוּ֙na.Sa.buH5437the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,pushingמִֽתְדַּפְּקִ֖יםmit.da.pe.KimH1849one another at the 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'H3318outH3318the manH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834enteredבָּ֥אba'H935your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004that we mayhaveH3045relationsH3045with him.”
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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