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Contemporary English Version
Judges 19:13
because we can make it to Gibeah or maybe even to Ramah before dark."
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Come on,” he said, “let’s try to reach one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
“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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
New English Translation
He said to his servant, "Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
He said to his servant, "Come on, we will go into one of the other towns and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."
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."
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."
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.
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.
Verder sê hy aan sy dienaar: Trek, laat ons nader kom by een van die plekke en in Gíbea of Rama vernag.
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."
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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."
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 Before kings ruled Israel, a Levite was living deep in the hill country of the Ephraim tribe. He married a woman from Bethlehem in Judah, 2 but she was unfaithful and went back to live with her family in Bethlehem. Four months later 3 her husband decided to try and talk her into coming back. So he went to Bethlehem, taking along a servant and two donkeys. He talked with his wife, and she invited him into her family's home. Her father was glad to see him 4 and did not want him to leave. So the man stayed three days, eating and drinking with his father-in-law. 5 When everyone got up on the fourth day, the Levite started getting ready to go home. But his father-in-law said, "Don't leave until you have a bite to eat. You'll need strength for your journey." 6 The two men sat down together and ate a big meal. "Come on," the man's father-in-law said. "Stay tonight and have a good time." 7 The Levite tried to leave, but his father-in-law insisted, and he spent one more night. 8 The fifth day, the man got up early to leave, but his wife's father said, "You need to keep up your strength! Why don't you leave right after lunch?" So the two of them started eating. 9 Finally, the Levite got up from the meal, so he and his wife and servant could leave. "Look," his father-in-law said, "it's already late afternoon, and if you leave now, you won't get very far before dark. Stay with us one more night and enjoy yourself. Then you can get up early tomorrow morning and start home." 10 But the Levite decided not to spend the night there again. He had the saddles put on his two donkeys, then he and his wife and servant traveled as far as Jebus, which is now called Jerusalem.
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
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
where the people were evil and sinned terribly against the Lord .
Genesis 18:20
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels arrived in Sodom, while Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low,
That evening the two angels arrived in Sodom, while Lot was sitting near the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up, bowed down low,
Genesis 19:5
and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!"
and started shouting, "Where are your visitors? Send them out, so we can have sex with them!"
Genesis 19:6
Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.
Lot went outside and shut the door behind him.
Genesis 19:8
I have two daughters who have never been married. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home."
I have two daughters who have never been married. I'll bring them out, and you can do what you want with them. But don't harm these men. They are guests in my home."
Genesis 19:9
"Don't get in our way," the crowd answered. "You're an outsider. What right do you have to order us around? We'll do worse things to you than we're going to do to them." The crowd kept arguing with Lot. Finally, they rushed toward the door to break it down.
"Don't get in our way," the crowd answered. "You're an outsider. What right do you have to order us around? We'll do worse things to you than we're going to do to them." The crowd kept arguing with Lot. Finally, they rushed toward the door to break it down.
Genesis 19:12
The two angels said to Lot, "The Lord has heard many terrible things about the people of Sodom, and he has sent us here to destroy the city. Take your family and leave. Take every relative you have in the city, as well as the men your daughters are going to marry."
The two angels said to Lot, "The Lord has heard many terrible things about the people of Sodom, and he has sent us here to destroy the city. Take your family and leave. Take every relative you have in the city, as well as the men your daughters are going to marry."
Genesis 19:15
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don't, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city."
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don't, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city."
Genesis 19:16
At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.
At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of 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.
