Judges 19:3

“Then her husband arose and went after her to speak to her heart, to bring her back; and his young man was with him, and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him into her father’s house, and when the father of the young woman saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.”

Judges 19:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:3, word by word

Then her husbandאִישָׁisha

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

Where else “isha” appears
aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

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

Where else “yakam” appears
and wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

Where else “yelech” appears
to speakדַבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
to her heartלִבָּliba

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “liba” appears
to bring her backהֲשִׁיבָhashiva

return

To go back to a place.

Where else “hashiva” appears
and his young manנַעֲרnaar

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

Where else “naar” appears
and a pairצֶמֶדtsemed

pair

Two animals harnessed together.

Where else “tsemed” appears
of donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

Where else “chamorim” appears
And she brought himתְּבִיאֵtevie

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “tevie” appears
into her father’sאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “bet” appears
of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

Where else “naara” appears
saw himיִּרְאֵyire

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yire” appears
he rejoicedיִּשְׂמַחyismach

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “yismach” appears
to meet himקְרָאתkerat

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

Where else “kerat” appears

The context

2But his concubine prostituted herself against him and went away from him to her father’s house at Bethlehem of Judah, and she was there for some time, four months.

3 · This verse (above)

4And his father-in-law, the father of the young woman, detained him, and he stayed with him three days; and they ate and drank and spent the night there.

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