Revised Webster's Bible
Judges 19:1-14
1And it came to pass in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, when there was nokingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that there was acertainאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Leviteלֵוִ֗יle.ViH3881dwellingגָּ֚רgarH1481on thesideבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411ofmountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, whotookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947to him aconcubineאִשָּׁ֣ה פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ'i.Shah fi.Le.geshH802H6370out ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH1035H3063.
2And hisconcubineפִּֽילַגְשׁ֔וֹpi.lag.ShoH6370played theharlotוַתִּזְנֶ֤הva.tiz.NehH2181against him, and wentawayH3212from him to herfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004toBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH1035H3063, and was therefourאַרְבָּעָ֥ה'ar.ba.'AhH702wholemonthsיָמִ֖ים חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ya.Mim cho.da.ShimH2320H3117.
3And herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212afterאַחֲרֶ֗יהָ'a.cha.Rei.haH310her, tospeakלְדַבֵּ֤רle.da.BerH1696kindlyלִבָּהּ֙li.BahH3820to her, and to bring heragainלַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּla.ha.shi.vohH7725, having hisservantוְנַעֲר֥וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288with him, and acoupleוְצֶ֣מֶדve.Tze.medH6776ofdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֑יםcha.mo.RimH2543: and shebroughtוַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him into herfather’sאָבִ֔יהָ'a.Vi.haH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and when thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291sawוַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yir.'E.huH7200him, herejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֖חvai.yis.MachH8055tomeetH7125him.
4And his father inlawחֹֽתְנוֹ֙cho.te.NoH2859, thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,detainedוַיֶּחֱזַק־vai.ye.che.zak-H2388him; and heabodeוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with himthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117: so theyateוַיֹּאכְלוּ֙vai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּvai.yish.TuH8354, andlodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.
5And it came to pass on thefourthהָרְבִיעִ֔יha.re.vi.'IH7243dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, when they aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֥ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, that hearoseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965todepartH3212: and thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֜הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֨י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his son inlawחֲתָנ֗וֹcha.ta.NoH2860,Strengthenסְעָ֧דse.'AdH5582thyheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820with amorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, andafterwardוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310departH3212.
6And they satdownוַיֵּשְׁב֗וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427, andateוַיֹּאכְל֧וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398anddrankוַיִּשְׁתּ֑וּvai.yish.TuH8354bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of themtogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162: for thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָה֙ha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֤י'a.ViH1hadsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376, Becontentהֽוֹאֶל־ho.'el-H2974, I pray thee, and tarry allnightוְלִ֖יןve.LinH3885, and let thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820bemerryוְיִטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190.
8And he aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֜קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242on thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁי֮ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117todepartH3212: and thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Strengthenסְעָד־se.'od-H5582thyheartלְבָ֣בְךָ֔le.Va.ve.khaH3824, I pray thee. And theytarriedוְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּve.hit.mah.me.HuH4102untilafternoonנְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹםne.Tot hai.YomH3117H5186, and theyateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
9And when themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965todepartH3212, he, and hisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370, and hisservantוְנַעֲר֑וֹve.na.'a.RoH5288, his father inlawחֹתְנ֣וֹcho.te.NoH2859, thedamsel’sהַֽנַּעֲרָ֡הha.na.'a.RahH5291fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold, now thedayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117drawethרָפָ֨הra.FahH7503towardeveningלַעֲרֹ֗בla.'a.RoH6150, I pray you tarry allnightלִֽינוּ־li.nu-H3885: behold, thedayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117is coming to anendחֲנ֤וֹתcha.NotH2583,lodgeלִ֥יןlinH3885here, that thyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824may bemerryוְיִיטַ֣בve.yi.TavH3190; and tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279get youearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֤םve.hish.kam.TemH7925on yourwayלְדַרְכְּכֶ֔םle.dar.ke.KhemH1870, that thou mayestgoH1980homeלְאֹהָלֶֽךָ׃le.'o.ha.Le.khaH168.
10But themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not tarry thatnightלָל֔וּןla.LunH3885, but hearoseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anddepartedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935oppositeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Jebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982, which isJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; and there were with himtwoצֶ֤מֶדTze.medH6776donkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543saddledחֲבוּשִׁ֔יםcha.vu.ShimH2280, hisconcubineוּפִילַגְשׁ֖וֹu.fi.lag.ShoH6370also was with him.
11And when they were byJebusיְב֔וּסye.VusH2982, thedayוְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.YomH3117wasfarמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966spentH7286; and theservantהַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.NavH113,ComeH3212, I pray thee, and let us turninוְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahH5493to thiscityעִֽיר־'ir-H5892of theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.SiH2983, andlodgeוְנָלִ֥יןve.na.LinH3885in it.
12And hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, We will not turnasideנָסוּר֙na.SurH5493here into thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of astrangerנָכְרִ֔יna.khe.RiH5237, that is not of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; we will passoverוְעָבַ֖רְנוּve.'a.Var.nuH5674toGibeahגִּבְעָֽה׃giv.'AhH1390.
13And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,ComeH3212, and let us drawnearוְנִקְרְבָ֖הve.nik.re.VahH7126tooneבְּאַחַ֣דbe.'a.ChadH259of theseplacesהַמְּקֹמ֑וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725to lodge allnightוְלַ֥נּוּve.La.nuH3885, inGibeahבַגִּבְעָ֖הva.giv.'AhH1390, or inRamahבָרָמָֽה׃va.ra.MahH7414.
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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