Judges 19:9

“And 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.””

Judges 19:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:9, word by word

And the manאִישׁish

man

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

Where else “ish” appears
aroseיָּקָםyakam

rise

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

Where else “yakam” appears
to goלֶכֶתlechet

go

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

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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.

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and his young manנַעֲרnaar

young servant

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

Where else “naar” appears
but his father-in-lawחֹתְנchotn

father-in-law

The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.

Where else “chotn” appears
the fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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of the young womanנַּעֲרָהnaara

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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has wanedרָפָהrafa

go limp

To grow feeble, be discouraged.

Where else “rafa” appears
toward eveningעֲרֹבarov

grow dark

Grow dusky: the day falls and it becomes dark.

Where else “arov” appears
spend the nightלִינוּlinu

spend the night

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

Where else “linu” appears
is endingחֲנוֹתchanot

wane

Of the day, to wane toward evening.

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and let your heartלְבָבֶlevave

heart

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

Where else “levave” appears
be merryיִיטַבyitav

be glad

For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.

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and tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

Where else “machar” appears
you can rise earlyהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּםhishkamtem

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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for your journeyדַרְכְּdark

journey

The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.

Where else “dark” appears
and goהָלַכְתָּhalachta

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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to your tentאֹהָלֶohale

tent

A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.

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The context

8On the fifth day he rose early in the morning to go, and the father of the young woman said, “Sustain, please, your heart, and linger until the day declines.” So the two of them ate.

9 · This verse (above)

10But 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.

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