Judges 19:20

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

Leeser Tanakh

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 are also bread and wine for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man who is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.

21So he brought him to his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and they ate and drank.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:31And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; wherefore standest thou without? while I have prepared the house and room for the camels.

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

1 Chronicles 12:18Then a spirit invested 'Amassai, the chief of the captains, [who said,] Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.

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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