Judges 20:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the Levite,הַלֵּוִ֗י
(hal·le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
the husbandהָאִ֣ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֥ה
(ha·'i·shah)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
who was murdered,הַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה
(han·nir·tza·chah)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
answeredוַיַּ֜עַן
(vai·ya·'an)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
and said,וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
(vai·yo·mar;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I cameבָּ֛אתִי
(ba·ti)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
with my concubineוּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖י
(u·fi·lag·shi)
6370: concubineperhaps of foreign origin
to spend the nightלָלֽוּן׃
(la·lun.)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙
(hag·giv·'a·tah)
1390: "hill," three cities in Pal.from the same as Geba
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
belongs to Benjamin.לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן
(le·vin·ya·min,)
1144: "son of (the) right hand," youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Isr .from ben and yamin


















KJV Lexicon
And the Levite
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
the husband
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
that was slain
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into Gibeah
Gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine -- Gibeah, the hill.
that belongeth to Benjamin
Binyamiyn  (bin-yaw-mene')
son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Benjamin.
I and my concubine
piylegesh  (pee-leh'-ghesh)
a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour -- concubine, paramour.
to lodge
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered and said, "I came with my concubine to spend the night at Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.

King James Bible
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: "I went to Gibeah in Benjamin with my concubine to spend the night.

International Standard Version
So the descendant of Levi, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up and replied, "I came to spend the night at Gibeah, which is part of Benjamin, along with my mistress.

NET Bible
The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, "I and my concubine stopped in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin to spend the night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered, "My concubine and I went to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night.

King James 2000 Bible
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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