Focused Passage

Judges 19:19-21

Gibeah's Outrage: Covenant Hospitality Collapses into Horror

Judges 19 descends from attempted household reconciliation into national moral horror, showing that when there is no righteous covenant rule, Israelite society can become unsafe for the vulnerable, brutal toward women, and numb to the LORD's holy standards.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”

20“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”

21So he brought him to his house and fed his donkeys. And they washed their feet and ate and drank.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 19

Original words

even though there isיֵ֣שׁH3426Adverbbothוְגַם־H1571Conjunctionstrawתֶּ֤בֶןH8401Noun - masculine singularandגַּם־H1571Conjunctionfeedמִסְפּוֹא֙H4554Noun - masculine singularfor our donkeysלַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּH2543Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralandוְ֠גַםH1571Conjunctionbreadלֶ֣חֶםH3899Noun - masculine singularand wineוָיַ֤יִןH3196Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular. . .יֶשׁ־H3426Adverbfor meלִי֙Preposition | first person common singularand the maidservantוְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָH519Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularand young manוְלַנַּ֖עַרH5288Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularwith meעִם־H5973PrepositionThere is nothing thatאֵ֥יןH369Adverbwe, your servantsעֲבָדֶ֑יךָH5650Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular. . .כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .דָּבָֽר׃H1697Noun - masculine singularlackמַחְס֖וֹרH4270Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 20

Cross-references

2 Kings 4:8Classic cross-references Job 31:32Classic cross-references Genesis 43:23Classic cross-references Judges 6:23Classic cross-references

Original words

Peaceשָׁל֣וֹםH7965Noun - masculine singularto youלָ֔ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe oldהַזָּקֵן֙H2205Article | Adjective - masculine singularmanהָאִ֤ישׁH376Article | Noun - masculine singularLet me supplyעָלָ֑יH5921Preposition | first person common singular. . .רַ֥קH7535Adverbeverythingכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyou needמַחְסוֹרְךָ֖H4270Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularOnlyרַ֥קH7535Adverbdo notאַל־H408Adverbspend the nightתָּלַֽן׃H3885Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singularin the squareבָּרְח֖וֹבH7339Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 21

Cross-references

Genesis 24:32Classic cross-references Luke 7:44Classic cross-references Genesis 18:4Classic cross-references Genesis 43:24Classic cross-references John 13:14Classic cross-references

Original words

So he brought himוַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularto his houseלְבֵית֔וֹH1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularand fedוַיָּ֖בָולH1101Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularhis donkeysלַחֲמוֹרִ֑יםH2543Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine pluralAnd they washedוַֽיִּרְחֲצוּ֙H7364Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltheir feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םH7272Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine pluraland ateוַיֹּאכְל֖וּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland drankוַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ׃H8354Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural

Read full chapter context All Judges chapters

<- Judges 18 Judges 19 Judges 20 ->