Judges 19:3

And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
husband	אִישָׁ֜הּ 'i.Shah	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
arose	וַיָּ֨קָם vai.Ya.kom	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
after	אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ 'a.cha.Rei.ha	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
speak	לְדַבֵּ֤ר le.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
friendly	לִבָּהּ֙ li.Bah	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
again	לַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּ la.ha.shi.voh	H7725	to turn back (hence · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
servant	וְנַעֲר֥וֹ ve.na.'a.Ro	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
couple	וְצֶ֣מֶד ve.Tze.med	H6776	hence · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
asses	חֲמֹרִ֑ים cha.mo.Rim	H2543	a male ass (from its dun red) · noun, common both genders plural absolute
brought	וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ va.te.vi.'E.hu	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father’s	אָבִ֔יהָ 'a.Vi.ha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
father	אֲבִ֣י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct
damsel	הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה ha.na.'a.Rah	H5291	a girl (from infancy to adolescence) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
saw	וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ vai.yir.'E.hu	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
rejoiced	וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח vai.yis.Mach	H8055	probably to brighten up · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
meet	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering

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Cross-references

Genesis 34:3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
Genesis 50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
John 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and…
Numbers 22:22 And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon…
Judges 15:1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in t…
Jeremiah 3:1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:1-15

The domestic affairs of this Levite would not have been related thus largely but to make way for the following story of the injuries done him, in which the whole nation interested themselves. Bishop Hall's first remark upon this story is, That there is no complain of a public ordered state but there is a Levite at one end of it, either as an agent or as a patient. In Micah's idolatry a Levite was active; in the wickedness of Gibeah a Levite was passive; no tribe shall sooner feel the want of government than that of Levi; and, in all the book of Judges, no mention is made of any of that tribe, but of these two. This Levite was of Mount Ephraim, Jdg 19:1. He married a wife of Bethlehem-Judah.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:3

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, prolonged his stay for days.

John Gill on Judges 19:3

And her husband arose,.... From the place where he lived: and went after her; to Bethlehemjudah, where her father lived: to speak comfortably to her "or to her heart" (l); having heard perhaps that she repented of her sin, or if it was only upon a quarrel between them, his anger might cool and subside, and therefore sought for a reconciliation; and which was the more commendable in him, as he did not put her away, but she departed from him: and to bring her again; to his own city, and to his own house and bed, as before: having his servant with him, and a couple of asses; one of them for her to ride upon, and the other to carry provisions on: and she brought him into her father's house;…

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Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Then her husband arose and went to the house of his father-in-law to reconcile himself with his wife, to win her back and take her home again. The woman ran to meet him and brought her husband into her father's house. The maiden's father rejoiced and went to meet him, and the man stayed with him three days, and they ate and rested.
— Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19.111-12

After the fourth month slipped by her husband, who was overwhelmed with love and had nothing else to hope for, went to her, trusting that the young girl's heart would be softened on the advice of her parents. His father-in-law met him at the door and brought him into the house. He reconciled his daughter and, in order that he might send them away more joyous, kept them three days while he prepared a sort of nuptial banquet.
— Ambrose of Milan, LETTER 33

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Dictionary and topics

Benjamin, The Tribe Of — The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. Benjamin was the only tribe which seems to have pursued archery…
Gibeah — A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the…
Micah — A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of…
Wolf — Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob’s prophecy, “Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf” (Gen. 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe…
Adultery · FORGIVENESS OF. INSTANCES OF — FORGIVENESS OF. INSTANCES OF
Concubinage · . — .
Father-In-Law · Hospitable to — Hospitable to

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:3

John Gill on Judges 19:3

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:3

John Gill on Judges 19:3

Keil & Delitzsch

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 19:2