Judges 19:24

“Look, my daughter, the virgin, and his concubine: let me bring out them and humiliate them and do to them what is good in your eyes; but to this man do not do the deed of this infamy.””

Judges 19:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:24, word by word

my daughterבִתִּviti

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “viti” appears
the virginבְּתוּלָהbetula

virgin

Young woman not yet married; virgin.

Where else “betula” appears
and his concubineפִילַגְשֵׁfilagshe

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 “filagshe” appears
let me bring outאוֹצִיאָהotsia

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

Where else “otsia” appears
and humiliateעַנּוּanu

humble

To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.

Where else “anu” appears
and doעֲשׂוּasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asu” appears
what is goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears
in your eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
manאִישׁish

man

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

Where else “ish” appears
the deedדְּבַרdevar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “devar” appears
infamyנְּבָלָהnevala

outrage, folly

Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.

Where else “nevala” appears

Translation note

The text tells what that man offered without commenting on it. The account begins by recalling that “there was no king in Israel” (verse 1).

The context

23And the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, do not do evil, please; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this infamy.

24 · This verse (above)

25But the men were not willing to listen to him. So the man took hold of his concubine and brought her out to them outside; and they knew her and abused her all night until the morning, and they let her go as the dawn came up.

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