Judges 19:10

“But the man was not willing to spend the night; he arose and went and came as far as opposite Jebus, that is Jerusalem; and with him were a pair of saddled donkeys, and his concubine was with him.”

Judges 19:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:10, word by word

But the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
willingאָבָהava

be willing, consent

Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.

Where else “ava” appears
to spend the nightלוּןlun

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

Where else “lun” appears
he aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakam” appears
and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “yelech” appears
and cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
oppositeנֹכַחnochach

opposite

On the opposite side, facing something.

Where else “nochach” appears
Jebusיְבוּסyevus

Jebus

Jebus: the old name of Jerusalem, when it was the city of the Jebusites (Joshua 15:63).

Where else “yevus” appears
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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were a pairצֶמֶדtsemed

pair

Two animals harnessed together.

Where else “tsemed” appears
of saddledחֲבוּשִׁיםchavushim

saddle

To fasten something firmly, or saddle an animal to ride it.

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donkeysחֲמוֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

Where else “chamorim” appears
and his concubineפִילַגְשׁfilagsh

concubine

Concubine: a woman joined to a man in a recognized way, but with fewer rights than the main wife. It was a custom of the time that the Bible tells without making it a model.

Where else “filagsh” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

9And the man arose to go, he and his concubine and his young man; but his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, said to him, “Look, please, the day has waned toward evening; spend the night, please. Look, the day is ending; spend the night here, and let your heart be merry; and tomorrow you can rise early for your journey and go to your tent.”

10 · This verse (above)

11They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent, and the young man said to his master, “Come, please, and let us turn aside to this city of the Jebusite and spend the night in it.”

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