Judges 19:28

Judges 19:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to her, “Get up; let’s go.” But there was no answer. Then the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said to her, "Get up, let us be going." But there was no answer. Then he put her on the donkey, and the man rose up and went away to his home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to her, “Get up and let us be going.” But there was no answer. So the man lifted her onto the donkey; and the man got up and went to his place.

Context of Judges 19:28

26At daybreak the woman returned to the house where her husband was staying. She collapsed at the door of the house and lay there until it was light. 27When her husband opened the door to leave, there lay his concubine with her hands on the threshold. He said, “Get up! Let’s go!” But there was no answer. So he put her body on his donkey and took her home. 29When he got home, he took a knife and cut his concubine’s body into twelve pieces. Then he sent one piece to each tribe throughout all the territory of Israel. 30Everyone who saw it said, “Such a horrible crime has not been committed in all the time since Israel left Egypt. Think about it! What are we going to do? Who’s going to speak up?”

Judges 19:28 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלֶ֛יהָ ק֥וּמִי וְנֵלֵ֖כָה וְאֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַיִּקָּחֶ֙הָ֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיָּ֣קָם הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her, Upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and let us be goingיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• But none answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Then the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: bringH3947
• upon an assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• and the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• him unto his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Judges 19:28

• Judges 20:5That night some of the leading citizens of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead.
• 1 Kings 18:29They raved all afternoon until the time of the evening sacrifice, but still there was no sound, no reply, no response.

Commentaries on Judges 19:28

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29The Levite's actions show the terrible effects of a corrupt culture.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 19:28

• Gibeah
• Homicide
• Rape

In the dictionaries

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