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Judges 19:13

He said to his servant, "Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ramah;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Garments;   Ramah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sexuality, Human;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Rama;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gibeah;   Hospitality;   Judges, Book of;   Transportation and Travel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Benjamin;   Bethlehem;   Marriage;   Priests and Levites;   Ramah;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gibeah ;   Ramah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Concubine;   Gibeah;   Ramah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ra'mah;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Bone;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gibeah;   Hill;   Maccabees, Books of;   Ramah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gibeah;   Ramah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Come on,” he said, “let’s try to reach one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
Hebrew Names Version
He said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gevah, or in Ramah.
King James Version
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Lexham English Bible
And he said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places; we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah."
English Standard Version
And he said to his young man, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah."
New Century Version
He said, "Come on. Let's try to make it to Gibeah or Ramah so we can spend the night in one of those cities."
Amplified Bible
And he said to his servant, "Come and let us approach one of these places: and we will spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah."
New American Standard Bible
And he said to his servant, "Come, and let's approach one of these places; and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he said vnto his seruant, Come, and let vs drawe neere to one of these places, that wee may lodge in Gibeah or in Ramah.
Legacy Standard Bible
Verder sê hy aan sy dienaar: Trek, laat ons nader kom by een van die plekke en in Gíbea of Rama vernag.
Contemporary English Version
because we can make it to Gibeah or maybe even to Ramah before dark."
Complete Jewish Bible
He said to his servant, "Let's go, and we'll get to one of those places; we'll stay in Giv‘ah or Ramah."
Darby Translation
And he said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Levite said, "Come on. Let's try to make it to Gibeah or Ramah. We can stay the night in one of those cities."
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to his servant, Come, let us draw near to one of these places to lodge the night in Gibeah, or in Ramtha.
Literal Translation
And he said to his young man, Come and we shall draw near to one of these places, and shall stay in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde vnto his seruaut: Go thou before, that we maye come to some place, and tarye at Gibea or at Ramah allnight.
American Standard Version
And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to his servant, Come, let us go on to one of these places, stopping for the night in Gibeah or Ramah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd vnto his lad: Go forwarde and let vs drawe neare to one of these places to lodge all nyght, either in Gibea, or in Rama
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said unto his servant: 'Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'
King James Version (1611)
And hee sayde vnto his seruant, Come, and let vs draw neere to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to his young man, Come, and let us draw nigh to one of the places, and we will lodge in Gabaa or in Rama.
English Revised Version
And he said unto his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Berean Standard Bible
He continued, "Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whanne Y schal come thidur, we schulen dwelle therynne, `ether certis in the citee of Rama.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith to his young man, `Come, and we draw near to one of the places, and have lodged in Gibeah, or in Ramah.'
Update Bible Version
And he said to his attendant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
World English Bible
He said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
New King James Version
So he said to his servant, "Come, let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night in Gibeah or in Ramah."
New Living Translation
Come on, let's try to get as far as Gibeah or Ramah, and we'll spend the night in one of those towns."
New Life Bible
And he said to his servant, "Come, let us go to one of these places. We will stay the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
New Revised Standard
Then he said to his servant, "Come, let us try to reach one of these places, and spend the night at Gibeah or at Ramah."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said to his young man, Come and let us draw near unto one of the places, - and tarry the night in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when I shall come thither, we will lodge there, or at least in the city of Rama.
Revised Standard Version
And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these places, and spend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said to his servant, "Come and let us approach one of these places; and we will spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

Contextual Overview

1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 However, she got angry at him and went home to her father's house in Bethlehem in Judah. When she had been there four months, 3 her husband came after her, hoping he could convince her to return. He brought with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father's house and the girl's father saw him, he greeted him warmly. 4 His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay with him for three days, and they ate and drank together, and spent the night there. 5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. But the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Have a bite to eat for some energy, then you can go." 6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. Then the girl's father said to the man, "Why not stay another night and have a good time!" 7 When the man got ready to leave, his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. 8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl's father said, "Get some energy. Wait until later in the day to leave!" So they ate a meal together. 9 When the man got ready to leave with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl's father, said to him, "Look! The day is almost over! Stay another night! Since the day is over, stay another night here and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and start your trip home." 10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left and traveled as far as Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Gibeah: Joshua 18:25, Joshua 18:26, Joshua 18:28, 1 Samuel 10:26, Isaiah 10:29, Hosea 5:8

Reciprocal: Judges 20:31 - the house of God

Cross-References

Genesis 13:13
(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord .)
Genesis 18:20
So the Lord said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant
Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city's gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.
Genesis 19:5
They shouted to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can have sex with them!"
Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside to them, shutting the door behind him.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who have never had sexual relations with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do to them whatever you please. Only don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof."
Genesis 19:9
"Out of our way!" they cried, and "This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We'll do more harm to you than to them!" They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door.
Genesis 19:12
Then the two visitors said to Lot, "Who else do you have here? Do you have any sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or other relatives in the city? Get them out of this place
Genesis 19:15
At dawn the angels hurried Lot along, saying, "Get going! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or else you will be destroyed when the city is judged!"
Genesis 19:16
When Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters because the Lord had compassion on them. They led them away and placed them outside the city.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said to his servant, come, and let us draw near,.... And get on as fast as we can:

to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah; which were both in the tribe of Benjamin, and he left it to his servant to go to either, to that which was most convenient, because of the time of the day, it being near sun setting; now, as before observed, Gibeah was not quite four miles from Jerusalem; whereas, according to Jerom s, Ramah was six miles, and therefore we find they took up at Gibeah, as being nearest of these two places; :- :- :-

s De loc. Heb. fol. 94. B.


 
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