Judges 19:1
What does Judges 19:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 19:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth–lehem–judah.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And it cometh to pass, in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he taketh to him a wife, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite, sojourning on the further side of mount Ephraim, took him a concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father’s house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 17:1
And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
- Judges 17:8
And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
- 2 Samuel 5:13
And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
- Genesis 22:24
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
- 2 Samuel 16:22
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
- Song of Solomon 6:8
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.