The Meaning of Judges 19:13 Explained

Judges 19:13

KJV: And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

YLT: And he saith to his young man, 'Come, and we draw near to one of the places, and have lodged in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'

Darby: And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah."

ASV: And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said  unto his servant,  Come,  and let us draw near  to one  of these places  to lodge all night,  in Gibeah,  or in Ramah. 

What does Judges 19:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Judges 19

1  A Levite goes to Bethlehem to fetch home his concubine
16  An old man entertains him at Gibeah
22  The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death
29  He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes

What do the individual words in Judges 19:13 mean?

So he said to his servant come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ לְךָ֥‪‬‪‬ וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה בְּאַחַ֣ד הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת וְלַ֥נּוּ בַגִּבְעָ֖ה א֥וֹ בָרָמָֽה

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  So  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְנַעֲר֔וֹ  to  his  servant 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
לְךָ֥‪‬‪‬  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה  and  let  us  draw  near 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: קָרַב  
Sense: to come near, approach, enter into, draw near.
בְּאַחַ֣ד  to  one 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת  of  these  places 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
וְלַ֥נּוּ  and  spend  the  night 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common plural
Root: לוּן 
Sense: to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide.
בַגִּבְעָ֖ה  in  Gibeah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: גִּבְעָה  
Sense: a city in the mountain district of Judah.
בָרָמָֽה  in  Ramah 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: רָמָה 
Sense: a town in Benjamin on the border of Ephraim about 5 miles (8 km) from Jerusalem and near to Gibeah.

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