Judges 20:4

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Levite	הַלֵּוִ֗י ha.le.Vi	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
husband	הָאִ֣ישׁ ha.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
woman	הָאִשָּׁ֥ה ha.'i.Shah	H802	a woman · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
slain	הַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה ha.nir.tza.Chah	H7523	properly · definite article + verb, niphal active participle, feminine singular absolute
answered	וַיַּ֜עַן vai.Ya.'an	H6030	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר vai.yo.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
came	בָּ֛אתִי Ba.ti	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
Gibeah	הַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙ ha.giv.'A.tah	H1390	Gibah · definite article + proper noun, a place name + directional suffix
Benjamin	לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן le.vin.ya.Min	H1144	Binjamin · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
concubine	וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖י u.fi.lag.Shi	H6370	a concubine · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
lodge	לָלֽוּן la.Lun	H3885	to stop (usually over night) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Judges 19:15-28 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:1-11

Here is, I. A general meeting of all the congregation of Israel to examine the matter concerning the Levite's concubine, and to consider what was to be done upon it, Jdg 20:1, Jdg 20:2. It does not appear that they were summoned by the authority of any one common head, but they came together by the consent and agreement, as it were, of one common heart, fired with a holy zeal for the honour of God and Israel. 1. The place of their meeting was Mizpeh; they gathered together unto the Lord there, for Mizpeh was so very near to Shiloh that their encampment might very well be supposed to reach from Mizpeh to Shiloh. Shiloh was a small town, and therefore, when there was a general meeting of the p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:4

the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said--The injured husband gave a brief and unvarnished recital of the tragic outrage, from which it appears that force was used, which he could not resist. His testimony was doubtless corroborated by those of his servant and the old Ephraimite. There was no need of strong or highly colored description to work upon the feelings of the audience. The facts spoke for themselves and produced one common sentiment of detestation and vengeance.

John Gill on Judges 20:4

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered, and said,.... He rose up, and, in answer to their request, declared the whole affair as follows: and none so proper as he, who was upon the spot when it was done, and so near a relation of the deceased, and had a right to demand justice to be done; for from hence it appears that she was his lawful wife, though called a concubine: I came into Gibeah, that belongeth to Benjamin; which he so particularly describes, to distinguish it from another of the same name in the tribe of Judah, lest any mistake should be made, and an innocent people should suffer in their reputation, or otherwise; and which also would account for the tri…

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Dictionary and topics

Congregation — (Heb. kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Num. 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew from twenty years old and upward was a member of the congregation. Strangers resident in the…
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…
Jews, The · Obliged to unite against enemies — Obliged to unite against enemies

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).

Judges 20:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:4

John Gill on Judges 20:4

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Judges 20:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 20:1-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:4

John Gill on Judges 20:4

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 20:1-11

Rashi on Judges 20:2