Judges 19:26

Judges 19:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.
• New International Version (NIV)At daybreak the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, fell down at the door and lay there until daylight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, until it was light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the woman came as the day was dawning, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her master was, till it was light.

Context of Judges 19:26

24Here are my virgin daughter and my guest’s concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. But don’t do such a disgraceful thing to this man!” 25The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. They raped her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn. The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master was staying until it became light. 27When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went outside to start on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, sprawled out on the doorstep of the house with her hands on the threshold. 28He said to her, “Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home.

Judges 19:26 word by word

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָאִשָּׁ֖ה לִפְנ֣וֹת הַבֹּ֑קֶר וַתִּפֹּ֞ל פֶּ֧תַח בֵּית־הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָ שָּׁ֖ם עַד־הָאֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• in the dawningפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• of the dayבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and fell downנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• at the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the man’sאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• where her lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• till it was lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Judges 19:26

• Judges 19:3her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly.
• Genesis 18:12So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking, “After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?”
• 1 Peter 3:6like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

Commentaries on Judges 19:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Fell down at the door - She had strength to reach the door, but not to knock for admittance: when she reached the door she fell down dead! The reason of this abominable and horrid catastrophe is strongly signified by the original words, Judges 19:25; : הלילה כל בה ויתעללו אותה וידעו vaiyedu othah, vaiyithallelu bah col hallailah, which we modestly translate, and they knew her, and they abused her all the night. More literally, but still not fully: Illi…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. 22-2822-24. certain sons of Belial beset the house--The narrative of the horrid outrage that was committed; of the proposal of the old man; the unfeeling, careless, and in many respects, inexplicable conduct of the Levite towards his wife, disclose a state of morality that would have appeared incredible, did it not rest on the testimony of the sacred historian. Both men ought to have protected the women in the house, even though at the expense of their lives…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:26

• Gibeah
• Homicide
• Rape

In the dictionaries

• Beat
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Bethlehem
• Dawn; Dawning
• 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