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Good News Translation
Judges 19:14
So they passed by Jebus and continued on their way. It was sunset when they came to Gibeah in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
Hebrew Names Version
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gevah, which belongs to Binyamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gevah, which belongs to Binyamin.
King James Version
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Lexham English Bible
So they crossed over and went their way, and the sun went down on them beside Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
So they crossed over and went their way, and the sun went down on them beside Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
English Standard Version
So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin,
So they passed on and went their way. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin,
New Century Version
So they went on. The sun went down as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
So they went on. The sun went down as they came near Gibeah, which belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
New English Translation
So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
So they traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin.
Amplified Bible
So they passed by and went on their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which belongs to [the tribe of] Benjamin,
So they passed by and went on their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah, which belongs to [the tribe of] Benjamin,
New American Standard Bible
So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they went forward vpon their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them neere to Gibeah, which is in Beniamin.
So they went forward vpon their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them neere to Gibeah, which is in Beniamin.
Legacy Standard Bible
So het hulle dan verder verbygetrek; en die son het vir hulle ondergegaan by GÃbea wat aan Benjamin behoort.
So het hulle dan verder verbygetrek; en die son het vir hulle ondergegaan by GÃbea wat aan Benjamin behoort.
Contemporary English Version
They walked on and reached Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin just after sunset.
They walked on and reached Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin just after sunset.
Complete Jewish Bible
So they went on and kept traveling, until the sun set on them near Giv‘ah, which belongs to Binyamin.
So they went on and kept traveling, until the sun set on them near Giv‘ah, which belongs to Binyamin.
Darby Translation
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the Levite and those with him traveled on. The sun was going down just as they entered the city of Gibeah. Gibeah is in the area that belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
So the Levite and those with him traveled on. The sun was going down just as they entered the city of Gibeah. Gibeah is in the area that belongs to the tribe of Benjamin.
George Lamsa Translation
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Literal Translation
And they passed on and traveled on. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
And they passed on and traveled on. And the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they wente on and walked, and the Sonne wente downe vpon the harde by Gibea, which lyeth in the trybe of BenIamin:
And they wente on and walked, and the Sonne wente downe vpon the harde by Gibea, which lyeth in the trybe of BenIamin:
American Standard Version
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Bible in Basic English
So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.
So they went on their way; and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the land of Benjamin.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they went forwarde vpon their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them when they were fast by Gibea, which belongeth to them of Beniamin.
And they went forwarde vpon their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them when they were fast by Gibea, which belongeth to them of Beniamin.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
King James Version (1611)
And they passed on and went their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Beniamin.
And they passed on and went their way, and the sunne went downe vpon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Beniamin.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.
And they passed by and went on, and the sun went down upon them near to Gabaa, which is in Benjamin.
English Revised Version
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them near to Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Berean Standard Bible
So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei passiden Jebus, and token the weie bigunnun. And the sunne yede doun to hem bisidis Gabaa, which is in the lynage of Beniamyn;
Therfor thei passiden Jebus, and token the weie bigunnun. And the sunne yede doun to hem bisidis Gabaa, which is in the lynage of Beniamyn;
Young's Literal Translation
And they pass over, and go on, and the sun goeth in upon them near Gibeah, which is to Benjamin;
And they pass over, and go on, and the sun goeth in upon them near Gibeah, which is to Benjamin;
Update Bible Version
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which [belongeth] to Benjamin.
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which [belongeth] to Benjamin.
World English Bible
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near to Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
New King James Version
And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
New Living Translation
So they went on. The sun was setting as they came to Gibeah, a town in the land of Benjamin,
So they went on. The sun was setting as they came to Gibeah, a town in the land of Benjamin,
New Life Bible
So they passed Jebus and went on their way. The sun went down when they were near Gibeah, a city of Benjamin.
So they passed Jebus and went on their way. The sun went down when they were near Gibeah, a city of Benjamin.
New Revised Standard
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they passed on, and went their way, - and the sun went in upon them beside Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
So they passed on, and went their way, - and the sun went in upon them beside Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So they passed by Jebus, and went on their journey, and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gabaa, which is in the tribe of Benjamin:
So they passed by Jebus, and went on their journey, and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gabaa, which is in the tribe of Benjamin:
Revised Standard Version
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gib'e-ah, which belongs to Benjamin,
So they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gib'e-ah, which belongs to Benjamin,
THE MESSAGE
So they kept going. As they pressed on, the sun finally left them in the vicinity of Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. They left the road there to spend the night at Gibeah. The Levite went and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them in to spend the night. Then, late in the evening, an old man came in from his day's work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and lived temporarily in Gibeah where all the local citizens were Benjaminites. When the old man looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, he said, "Where are you going? And where are you from?" The Levite said, "We're just passing through. We're coming from Bethlehem on our way to a remote spot in the hills of Ephraim. I come from there. I've just made a trip to Bethlehem in Judah and I'm on my way back home, but no one has invited us in for the night. We wouldn't be any trouble: We have food and straw for the donkeys, and bread and wine for the woman, the young man, and me—we don't need anything." The old man said, "It's going to be all right; I'll take care of you. You aren't going to spend the night in the town square." He took them home and fed the donkeys. They washed up and sat down to a good meal. They were relaxed and enjoying themselves when the men of the city, a gang of local hell-raisers all, surrounded the house and started pounding on the door. They yelled for the owner of the house, the old man, "Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him." He went out and told them, "No, brothers! Don't be obscene—this man is my guest. Don't commit this outrage. Look, my virgin daughter and his concubine are here. I'll bring them out for you. Abuse them if you must, but don't do anything so senselessly vile to this man." But the men wouldn't listen to him. Finally, the Levite pushed his concubine out the door to them. They raped her repeatedly all night long. Just before dawn they let her go. The woman came back and fell at the door of the house where her master was sleeping. When the sun rose, there she was. It was morning. Her master got up and opened the door to continue his journey. There she was, his concubine, crumpled in a heap at the door, her hands on the threshold. "Get up," he said. "Let's get going." There was no answer. He lifted her onto his donkey and set out for home. When he got home he took a knife and dismembered his concubine—cut her into twelve pieces. He sent her, piece by piece, throughout the country of Israel. And he ordered the men he sent out, "Say to every man in Israel: ‘Has such a thing as this ever happened from the time the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now? Think about it! Talk it over. Do something!'"
So they kept going. As they pressed on, the sun finally left them in the vicinity of Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. They left the road there to spend the night at Gibeah. The Levite went and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them in to spend the night. Then, late in the evening, an old man came in from his day's work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim and lived temporarily in Gibeah where all the local citizens were Benjaminites. When the old man looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, he said, "Where are you going? And where are you from?" The Levite said, "We're just passing through. We're coming from Bethlehem on our way to a remote spot in the hills of Ephraim. I come from there. I've just made a trip to Bethlehem in Judah and I'm on my way back home, but no one has invited us in for the night. We wouldn't be any trouble: We have food and straw for the donkeys, and bread and wine for the woman, the young man, and me—we don't need anything." The old man said, "It's going to be all right; I'll take care of you. You aren't going to spend the night in the town square." He took them home and fed the donkeys. They washed up and sat down to a good meal. They were relaxed and enjoying themselves when the men of the city, a gang of local hell-raisers all, surrounded the house and started pounding on the door. They yelled for the owner of the house, the old man, "Bring out the man who came to your house. We want to have sex with him." He went out and told them, "No, brothers! Don't be obscene—this man is my guest. Don't commit this outrage. Look, my virgin daughter and his concubine are here. I'll bring them out for you. Abuse them if you must, but don't do anything so senselessly vile to this man." But the men wouldn't listen to him. Finally, the Levite pushed his concubine out the door to them. They raped her repeatedly all night long. Just before dawn they let her go. The woman came back and fell at the door of the house where her master was sleeping. When the sun rose, there she was. It was morning. Her master got up and opened the door to continue his journey. There she was, his concubine, crumpled in a heap at the door, her hands on the threshold. "Get up," he said. "Let's get going." There was no answer. He lifted her onto his donkey and set out for home. When he got home he took a knife and dismembered his concubine—cut her into twelve pieces. He sent her, piece by piece, throughout the country of Israel. And he ordered the men he sent out, "Say to every man in Israel: ‘Has such a thing as this ever happened from the time the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now? Think about it! Talk it over. Do something!'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.
So they passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin.
Contextual Overview
1 In those days before Israel had a king, there was a Levite living far back in the hill country of Ephraim. He took a young woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine. 2 But she became angry with him, went back to her father's house in Bethlehem, and stayed there four months. 3 Then the man decided to go after her and try to persuade her to return to him. He took his servant and two donkeys with him. The woman showed the Levite into the house, and when her father saw him, he gave him a hearty greeting. 4 The father insisted that he stay, and so he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there. 5 On the morning of the fourth day they woke up early and got ready to go. But the woman's father said to the Levite, "Have something to eat first. You'll feel better. You can go later." 6 So the two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him, "Please spend the night and enjoy yourself." 7 The Levite got up to go, but the father urged him to stay, so he spent another night there. 8 Early in the morning of the fifth day he started to leave, but the woman's father said, "Eat something, please. Wait until later in the day." So the two men ate together. 9 When the man, his concubine, and the servant once more started to leave, the father said, "Look, it's almost evening now; you might as well stay all night. It will be dark soon; stay here and have a good time. Tomorrow you can get up early for the trip and go home." 10But the man did not want to spend another night there, so he and his concubine started on their way, with their servant and two donkeys with pack saddles. It was late in the day when they came near Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), so the servant said to his master, "Why don't we stop and spend the night here in this Jebusite city?"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Judges 20:31 - the house of God 2 Chronicles 13:2 - Gibeah
Cross-References
Genesis 19:4
Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there.
Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Genesis 19:12
The two men said to Lot, "If you have anyone else here—sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city—get them out of here,
The two men said to Lot, "If you have anyone else here—sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city—get them out of here,
Genesis 19:14
Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.
Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.
Genesis 19:17
Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."
Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."
Genesis 19:22
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.
Genesis 19:28
He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.
He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.
Genesis 19:30
Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave.
Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave.
Exodus 9:21
Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord 's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.
Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord 's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.
Exodus 12:31
That same night the king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave my country; go and worship the Lord , as you asked.
That same night the king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave my country; go and worship the Lord , as you asked.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they passed on, and went their way,.... Proceeded on in their journey from Jebus or Jerusalem, near to which they were:
and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin; which is added, to distinguish it from another Gibeah in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:57 when they were come pretty near to this place, on the side of it, as it seems, the sun was just setting, which determined them to take up their lodging here, as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin - See Joshua 18:24 note.
