Luke 14:21

And the eved returned and reported this to his Adon. Then the Baal Bayit became angry and said to his eved, Go out quickly into the rekhovot (streets) and lanes of the shtetl and bring in here the aniyim (the poor) and the baalei hamum (the maimed) and the ivrim (blind) and the pisechim (the lame).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

In Context

20And another said, I took a wife and therefore I am not able to come.

22And the eved said, Adoni, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 25:12So the ne'arim of Dovid turned to their derech, and went back, and came and told him all those devarim.

Psalms 38:7I am bent down; 1 I am brought low ad me'od; I go about mourning all day long. 1

Proverbs 1:20Chochmot crieth out in the street; 1 she lifts up her voice in the rechovot (city squares); 1

Proverbs 9:3She hath sent forth her na'arot; 1 she calleth from the highest points of the city; 1

Isaiah 35:6Then shall the pisei'ach (lame) leap like the deer, 1 and the leshon (tongue) of the illem (the mute, the people unable to utter speech) sing for joy; 1 for in the midbar shall mayim break forth, 1 and streams in the Aravah. 1

Zechariah 11:7So I did shepherd the tzon haharegah (the flock marked for slaughter), even aniyei hatzon (the poor of the flock). And I took unto me two maklot (staffs); the one I called No'am (gracious care), and the other I called Chovelim (bindings); + 11:7 of union, cf. 11:14 and I did shepherd the tzon (flock).

Matthew Henry on Luke 14:16-25

The Generous Invitations; The Neglected Feast. 15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see… Read the whole commentary →

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