Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
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Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
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And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
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And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her back, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses; and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Cross-references (12)
Passages linked to Judges 19:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 34:3 His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
- Genesis 50:21 Now therefore don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” He comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
- John 8:11 She said, “No one, Lord.” Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go your way. From now on, sin no more.”
- Leviticus 19:17 “ ‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.
- Leviticus 20:10 “ ‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- Numbers 22:22 God’s anger burned because he went; and Yahweh’s angel placed himself in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
- Judges 15:1 But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in.
- Jeremiah 3:1 “They say, ‘If a man puts away his wife, and she goes from him, and becomes another man’s, should he return to her again?’ Wouldn’t that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me,” says Yahweh.
- Hosea 2:14 “Therefore behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her.
- Matthew 1:19 Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
- John 8:4-5 they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act. Now in our law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. What then do you say about her?”
- Galatians 6:1 Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, at his meeting.
Or, at his meeting.
Hebrew, to her heart.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 19:3 And her husband arose, and went after…
Jdg 19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, [and] to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father’s house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Ver. 3. And her husband arose, and went after her.] Either out of pity to her, or want of her company. She should have sought to him first, as being the peccant party; but she could not bring her heart to it.
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“ Fastus inest pulchris, &c. ”
Having his servant with him.] This Levite had one servant. Balaam the false prophet rode with two. {Num 22:22} Oh, let not Christ’s true ministers be slaves to others, servants to themselves.
He rejoiced to meet him.] The father and daughter made no means for reconciliation; but when remission came home to them, none could entertain it more thankfully. The nature of many men is forward to accept, and negligent to sue for; they can spend secret wishes upon that which shall cost them no endeavour.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To speak friendly unto her, or, to speak to…
To speak friendly unto her, or, to speak to her heart, i.e. kindly and comfortably, as that phrase is taken, Ge 1 21; Ho 2:14, to offer, her pardon and reconciliation, and restitution to her former state.
To bring her again, to wit, to his own house.
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A couple of asses; partly for himself or his wife to ride upon, as there was occasion; and partly for carrying their provision, as appears from Jdg 19:19.
He rejoiced to meet him, hoping the breach would be made up by this means.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And her husband arose,.... From the place where he…
And her husband arose,.... From the place where he lived:
and went after her; to Bethlehemjudah, where her father lived:
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to speak comfortably to her "or to her heart" (l); having heard perhaps that she repented of her sin, or if it was only upon a quarrel between them, his anger might cool and subside, and therefore sought for a reconciliation; and which was the more commendable in him, as he did not put her away, but she departed from him: and
to bring her again; to his own city, and to his own house and bed, as before:
having his servant with him, and a couple of asses; one of them for her to ride upon, and the other to carry provisions on:
and she brought him into her father's house; it seems she met with him before he came thither, in the fields, or in the street; and by this it appears that she was glad to see him, and received him in a loving manner, and introduced him into her father's house, so that things looked well, and promised success:
and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him; having a good opinion of him, and perhaps understood, even by his daughter's story, that she was most in fault, and therefore was well pleased to see him come after her; though he ought before this time to have sent her home, or sought for a reconciliation of her to her husband.
(l) "ad cor", Pagninus.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Friendly - To offer her pardon and reconciliation.
Friendly - To offer her pardon and reconciliation.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. He rejoiced to meet him.] He hoped…
Verse 3. He rejoiced to meet him.] He hoped to be able completely to reconcile his daughter and her husband.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain With him. Hebrew, "her husband arose and followed her…
With him. Hebrew, "her husband arose and followed her to speak to her heart, to bring her back," Genesis xxxiv. 3. He shewed great condescension and love, (Haydock) and she received him with suitable sentiments of regard, and did not become more haughty, as women, who perceive themselves to be courted, frequently do. If she had been married to another, she could not have been received by her former husband.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And her husband arose, and went after her, to…
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her--Hebrew, "speak to her heart," in a kindly and affectionate manner, so as to rekindle her affection. Accompanied by a servant, he arrived at the house of his father-in-law, who rejoiced to meet him, in the hope that a complete reconciliation would be brought about between his daughter and her husband. The Levite, yielding to the hospitable importunities of his father-in-law, prolonged his stay for days.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. To speak friendly unto her — Literally, to…
3. To speak friendly unto her — Literally, to speak to her heart. “To conciliate her affection, to rekindle her tenderness, to whisper forgiveness to her, and to implore her to return to the home she had left desolate. He had, perhaps, heard that she was penitent; for the phrase often denotes the giving of comfort to one who is in sorrow.” — Kitto.
Rejoiced to meet him — To meet him on such an errand, for he might have come not to speak friendly to her, but to scourge her for her crime of conjugal infidelity. Lev_19:20.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 3. to speak kindly unto her] See marg., and…
3. to speak kindly unto her] See marg., and cf. Gen_34:3; Gen_50:21, Isa_40:2.
to bring her again] More natural than the alternative reading given in the marg.
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a couple of asses] for the necessaries of the journey; by Eastern custom the woman would be expected to walk, Jdg_19:10.
and she brought him] implies that the reconciliation has taken place; but as nothing is said about this, many prefer to read with LXX. cod. A and he went.
he rejoiced] Evidently the Levite was considered to be a desirable son in law, and he had come back to claim his property.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) To speak friendly unto her.—Literally, to speak to…
(3) To speak friendly unto her.—Literally, to speak to her heart—i.e., to bring about a kindly reconciliation (Gen_34:3; Gen_1:21; Rth_2:13).
A couple of asses.—One was meant to convey back his wife on her return.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To bring her again. So the Keri. But the…
To bring her again. So the Keri. But the Cethib has to bring him, i.e. it, again, viz. , her heart. But the phrase to speak to her heart is such a common one for to speak friendly or kindly to any one that it is not likely that it should here be used otherwise, so that the pronoun should refer to heart. If the masculine is here the right reading, it may be an archaism making the suffix of the common gender like the plural suffix in ver. 24, which is masculine, though applied to women, and like the masculine pronoun itself, which is so used throughout the Pentateuch and elsewhere. (see also Jud_1:21:12 Exo_1:21) A couple of asses. One for himself and one for her. He rejoiced. No doubt, in part at least, because the expense of his daughter"s maintenance would be transferred from himself to his daughter"s husband.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 His servant was with him, and a pair of…
His servant was with him, and a pair of donkeys
"He took with him his servant and two donkeys"
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His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded
"His father-in-law, that is, the girl's father, persuaded" or "The girl's father persuaded"
persuaded him to stay
"spoke to him so he decided to stay"
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servant
donkey
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