KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Judges 19:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he arose early” | וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם | Literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning | arose early |
| “in the morning” | בַּבֹּ֜קֶר | Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning | morning |
| “on the fifth” | הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֮ | Fifth; also a fifth | fifth |
| “day” | בַּיּ֣וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “to depart:” | לָלֶכֶת֒ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | depart |
| “and the damsel's” | הַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה | A girl (from infancy to adolescence) | damsels |
| “father” | אֲבִ֣י | Father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application | father |
| “said,” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “Comfort” | סְעָד | To support (mostly figurative) | Comfort |
| “thine heart,” | לְבָ֣בְךָ֔ | The heart (as the most interior organ) | thine heart |
| “I pray thee.” | נָא֙ | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | pray |
| “And they tarried” | וְהִֽתְמַהְמְה֖וּ | Properly, to question or hesitate, i.e., (by implication) to be reluctant | tarried |
| “until” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | until |
| “afternoon,” | הַיּ֑וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | afternoon |
| “and they did eat” | וַיֹּֽאכְל֖וּ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
| “both” | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | both |
| “of them.” | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | of them |
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6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry.
7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again.
8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them.
9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.
10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him.
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