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 · 2000

And 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 · 1611

And 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 · 1901

And 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 · 1949

Now 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 · 1862

And 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) · 1752

There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And 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.

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