Judges 19:20

And the old man said: 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the broad place.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

In Context

19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.'

21So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:31And he said: 'Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have cleared the house, and made room for the camels.'

Judges 6:23And the LORD said unto him: 'Peace be unto thee; fear not; thou shalt not die.'

1 Chronicles 12:18(12-19) Then the spirit clothed Amasai, who was chief of the captains: Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse; peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:17-22

The Levite Entertained at Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18 And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to… Read the whole commentary →

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