Richteren 20:4

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling

Daarop antwoordde de Leviet, de man der vermoorde vrouw, en zeide: Toen ik met mijn bijvrouw in Gibea, dat aan Benjamin behoort, kwam om er te overnachten,

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Toen antwoordde de Leviet, de man der vrouw, die gedood was, en sprak: Ik kwam te Gibea in Benjamin met mijn bijwijf om er den nacht over te blijven.

Staten Vertaling
Toen antwoordde de Levietische man, de man van de vrouw, die gedood was, en zeide: Ik kwam met mijn bijwijf te Gibea, dewelke Benjamins is, om te vernachten.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Levite: Heb. the man the Levite

I came: Judges 19:15-28

Reciprocal: Joshua 18:28 - Gibeath Hosea 5:8 - Gibeah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered, and said,.... He rose up, and, in answer to their request, declared the whole affair as follows: and none so proper as he, who was upon the spot when it was done, and so near a relation of the deceased, and had a right to demand justice to be done; for from hence it appears that she was his lawful wife, though called a concubine:

I came into Gibeah, that belongeth to Benjamin; which he so particularly describes, to distinguish it from another of the same name in the tribe of Judah, lest any mistake should be made, and an innocent people should suffer in their reputation, or otherwise; and which also would account for the tribe of Benjamin not being present at this convention:

I and my concubine, to lodge; thither they came, not with an intention to stay, to sojourn there, and much less to do them any injury, or to infringe any of their rights and privileges; nor in the least to be burdensome to them, having brought all necessary provisions with them for themselves, servants, and cattle, only to get a night's lodging with them.