Judges 19:4

Judges 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his father in law, the damsel’s father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.
• New International Version (NIV)His father-in-law, the woman’s father, prevailed on him to stay; so he remained with him three days, eating and drinking, and sleeping there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And his father-in-law, the girl's father, made him stay, and he remained with him three days. So they ate and drank and spent the night there.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Her father urged him to stay awhile, so he stayed three days, eating, drinking, and sleeping there.

Context of Judges 19:4

2But his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there four whole months. 3Then 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. Now his father-in-law, the young woman’s father, detained him; and he stayed with him three days. So they ate and drank and lodged there. 5Then it came to pass on the fourth day that they arose early in the morning, and he stood to depart; but the young woman’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.” 6So they sat down, and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the young woman’s father said to the man, “Please be content to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.”

Judges 19:4 word by word

וַיֶּחֱזַק־בּ֤וֹ חֹֽתְנוֹ֙ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אִתּ֖וֹ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת יָמִ֑ים וַיֹּאכְלוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And his father in lawחֹתֵןchâthan · relativeH2859
• the damsel’sנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
• fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• retainedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• him; and he abodeיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with him threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• so they did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• and lodgedלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885

Commentaries on Judges 19:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The woman's father showed traditional Near Eastern hospitality, unlike the events that would later happen in Gibeah (Judges 19:14–28). The scene in Bethlehem offers reconciliation and the hope of a fresh start.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 19:4

• Adultery
• Concubinage
• Father-In-Law

In the dictionaries

• Father-in-Law
• Beat
• Diligent
• Gibeah
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• 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