Judges 19:8

And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel’s father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
early	וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם vai.yash.Kem	H7925	literally · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
morning	בַּבֹּ֜קֶר ba.Bo.ker	H1242	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fifth	הַחֲמִישִׁי֮ ha.cha.mi.Shi	H2549	fifth · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
depart	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
damsel’s	הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה ha.na.'a.Rah	H5291	a girl (from infancy to adolescence) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
father	אֲבִ֣י 'a.Vi	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Comfort	סְעָד se.'od-	H5582	to suport (mostly figurative) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
heart	לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ le.Va.ve.kha	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
tarried	וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ ve.hit.mah.me.Hu	H4102	properly · conjunction + verb, hithpael sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
afternoon	הַיּ֑וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
eat	וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ vai.yo.khe.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
both	שְׁנֵיהֶֽם she.nei.Hem	H8147	two · noun, common both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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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 19:8

tarried--with reluctance. until afternoon--literally, "the decline of the day." People in the East, who take little or nothing to eat in the morning, do not breakfast till from ten to twelve A.M., and this meal the hospitable relative had purposely protracted to so late a period as to afford an argument for urging a further stay.

John Gill on Judges 19:8

And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart,.... With a full intention to take his leave of his father, and be gone: and the damsel's father said, comfort thine heart, I pray thee; with a meal's meat, with a breakfast, before he set out on his journey, that he might be heartier and stronger for it: and they tarried until afternoon; or "until the decline of the day" (m), when the sun had passed the meridian, and was declining, as it immediately does when noon is past: and they did eat both of them; the man stayed and took a dinner with his father-in-law; and though no mention is made of the concubine, neither in this, nor in the other instances, no doubt she ate with them.…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:8

And even in the morning of the fifth day he suffered himself to be induced to remain till the afternoon. התמהמהוּ is an imperative, "Tarry till the day turns," i.e., till mid-day is past.

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…
Day · Artificial, divided into: Decline of — Artificial, divided into: Decline of
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

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:8

John Gill on Judges 19:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:8

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:8

John Gill on Judges 19:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:8

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 19:6