The Meaning of Judges 19:8 Explained

Judges 19:8

KJV: And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.

YLT: And he riseth early in the morning, on the fifth day, to go, and the father of the young woman saith, 'Support, I pray thee, thy heart;' and they have tarried till the turning of the day, and they eat, both of them.

Darby: And on the fifth day he arose early in the morning to depart; and the girl's father said, "Strengthen your heart, and tarry until the day declines." So they ate, both of them.

ASV: And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the damsel's father said, Strengthen thy heart, I pray thee, and tarry ye until the day declineth; and they did eat, both of them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he arose early  in the morning  on the fifth  day  to depart:  and the damsel's  father  said,  Comfort  thine heart,  I pray thee. And they tarried  until afternoon,  and they did eat  both  of them. 

What does Judges 19:8 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 19:8 mean?

And he arose early in the morning on the day fifth to depart but said father of the young woman refresh please Your heart so they delayed until afternoon afternoon and ate the two of them
וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם בַּבֹּ֜קֶר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי֮ לָלֶכֶת֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה סְעָד־ נָא֙ לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ עַד־ נְט֣וֹת הַיּ֑וֹם וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם  And  he  arose  early 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁכַם  
Sense: to rise or start early.
בַּבֹּ֜קֶר  in  the  morning 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: בֹּקֶר 
Sense: morning, break of day.
בַּיּ֣וֹם  on  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַחֲמִישִׁי֮  fifth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: חֲמִישִׁי  
Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
לָלֶכֶת֒  to  depart 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀  but  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲבִ֣י  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה  of  the  young  woman 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: נַעֲרָה  
Sense: girl, damsel, female servant.
סְעָד־  refresh 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: סָעַד  
Sense: to support, sustain, stay, establish, strengthen, comfort.
נָא֙  please 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
לְבָ֣בְךָ֔  Your  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ  so  they  delayed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: מָהַהּ  
Sense: (Hithpalpel) to linger, tarry, wait, delay.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
נְט֣וֹת  afternoon 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: נָטָה 
Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow.
הַיּ֑וֹם  afternoon 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וַיֹּאכְל֖וּ  and  ate 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם  the  two  of  them 
Parse: Number, mdc, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.

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