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We don&#8217t need anything.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />even though we have everything we need. We have straw and feed for our donkeys and plenty of bread and wine for ourselves.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We have straw and feed for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and your female servant and the young man with your servants. There is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man <i>which is</i> with thy servants: <i>there is</i> no want of any thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />although we have both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself, for your female servant, and for the young man <i>who is</i> with your servant; <i>there is</i> no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, and your female slave, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and fodder for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, your maidservant, and the young man who is with your servants; there is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet we have both straw and feed for our donkeys, and also bread and wine for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servant; there is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />although there’s straw and feed for the donkeys, and I have bread and wine for me, my concubine, and the servant with us. There is nothing we lack.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />although we have both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man with your servant. There is nothing we lack."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We brought food for our donkeys and bread and wine for ourselves, so we don't need anything except a place to sleep." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We have straw and fodder for our donkeys. I even have bread and wine for myself, the woman, and my servant. We have everything we need."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />even though we have fodder and straw for our donkeys, as well as bread and wine for my concubine and me and for my servant. We have everything we need." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, we also have straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me, for this young woman servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. We don't need anything else."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, and the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your female servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me and the maidservant and young man with me. There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and there is both straw and provender for our donkeys, and there is also bread and wine for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man with your servants; there is no lack of anything.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and both straw and provender are for our asses, and also bread and wine there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man with thy servants; there is no lack of anything.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there is also straw, also fodder for our asses; and also there is bread and wine to me and to thy maid and to the boy with thy servants: no want of any word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />We have straw and hay for provender of the asses, and bread and wine for the use of myself and of thy handmaid, and of the servant that is with me: we want nothing but lodging. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />We have straw and hay as fodder for the donkeys, and we have bread and wine for the use of myself, and for your handmaid and the servant who is with me. We lack nothing except lodging.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We have straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for myself and for your maidservant and the young man who is with your servant; there is nothing else we need.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We your servants have straw and fodder for our donkeys, with bread and wine for me and the woman and the young man along with us. We need nothing more.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And yet there is both straw and fodder for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me and for your maidservant and for the young man, your servant; there is no lack of anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also our donkeys have straw and fodder, and there is bread and wine for me and for your Maidservant and the young man your Servant, and we lack nothing”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yet is there straw and food for our asses, and bread and wine for me and my handmaid and the young man with thy servants; there is no want of anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/19-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=5780" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/19.htm">The Levite and His Concubine</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home, <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yêš (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">even though there is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/8401.htm" title="8401: te·ḇen (N-ms) -- Straw. Probably from banah; properly, material, i.e. refuse haum or stalks of grain.">straw</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4554.htm" title="4554: mis·pō·w (N-ms) -- Fodder. From an unused root meaning to collect; fodder.">feed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: la·ḥă·mō·w·rê·nū (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">for our donkeys,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: wā·ya·yin (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">and wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: yeš- (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me</a> <a href="/hebrew/519.htm" title="519: wə·la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A maid, handmaid. Apparently a primitive word; a maid-servant or female slave.">and the maidservant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: wə·lan·na·‘ar (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">and young man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There is nothing that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">we, your servants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4270.htm" title="4270: maḥ·sō·wr (N-msc) -- A need, thing needed, poverty. Or machcor; from chacer; deficiency; hence, impoverishment.">lack.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Genesis 18:4-5</a></span><br />Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree. / And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-32.htm">Genesis 24:32</a></span><br />So the man came to the house, and the camels were unloaded. Straw and feed were brought to the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of his companions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Genesis 43:24</a></span><br />And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-20.htm">Exodus 2:20</a></span><br />“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-6.htm">1 Samuel 25:6-8</a></span><br />and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and to your house and to all that belongs to you. / Now I hear that it is time for shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel. / Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1-2</a></span><br />When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. / “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-23</a></span><br />Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-11</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32</a></span><br />but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-11.htm">Matthew 10:11-14</a></span><br />Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. / As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-4.htm">Luke 9:4</a></span><br />Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7-8</a></span><br />Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. / If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man which is with your servants: there is no want of any thing.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-32.htm">Genesis 24:32</a></b></br> And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that <i>were</i> with him.</p><p class="hdg">See note on</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-32.htm">Genesis 24:32</a></b></br> And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that <i>were</i> with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/judges/19-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/judges/16-8.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-17.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/judges/18-10.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/judges/9-18.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/joshua/22-26.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/genesis/43-24.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/5-18.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/judges/18-10.htm">Want</a> <a href="/judges/13-14.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/judges/19-13.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/19-21.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/judges/19-21.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-17.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ruth/2-13.htm">Handmaid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-15.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/ruth/2-13.htm">Maidservant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-3.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/judges/19-21.htm">Provender</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Want</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/judges/21-12.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-1.htm">A Levite goes to Bethlehem to fetch home his concubine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-16.htm">An old man entertains him at Gibeah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-22.htm">The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/19-29.htm">He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>even though there is both straw and feed for our donkeys</b><br>In the ancient Near East, hospitality was a crucial cultural value. Travelers often relied on the generosity of others for lodging and sustenance. The mention of straw and feed indicates preparation for the journey, showing responsibility and self-sufficiency. Straw was used as bedding and feed for the donkeys, essential for travel. This reflects the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites and their dependence on animals for transportation and labor.<p><b>and bread and wine for me</b><br>Bread and wine were staples in the diet of ancient Israelites, symbolizing sustenance and fellowship. Bread, often unleavened, was a daily necessity, while wine was a common beverage, sometimes used for purification and celebration. This phrase highlights the provision for basic needs, echoing themes of God's provision seen throughout Scripture, such as in the manna provided in the wilderness (Exodus 16).<p><b>and the maidservant and young man with me</b><br>The presence of a maidservant and a young man indicates a small traveling party, suggesting the Levite's social status and need for assistance. Servants were common in households, and their inclusion underscores the communal aspect of travel and survival. This reflects the social structures of the time, where households often included extended family and servants.<p><b>There is nothing that we, your servants, lack.”</b><br>This statement emphasizes the Levite's preparedness and humility. By referring to themselves as "your servants," they acknowledge the social customs of deference and respect towards potential hosts. The assertion of lacking nothing suggests a readiness to be self-sufficient, yet it also serves as an invitation for hospitality, a test of the host's generosity. This mirrors the biblical theme of God providing for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levite.htm">The Levite</a></b><br>A central figure in this account, the Levite is traveling with his concubine and servant. His role as a Levite indicates a religious background, which adds complexity to the unfolding events.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_concubine.htm">The Concubine</a></b><br>The Levite's concubine, whose tragic fate becomes a pivotal point in the account, highlighting themes of hospitality, protection, and societal decay.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>Accompanying the Levite and his concubine, the servant plays a supporting role in the journey, representing the broader household and community dynamics.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeah.htm">Gibeah</a></b><br>A town in the territory of Benjamin, where the events unfold. Gibeah's lack of hospitality and moral corruption are central to the account's themes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_old_man.htm">The Old Man</a></b><br>An inhabitant of Gibeah who offers hospitality to the travelers, contrasting with the town's general lack of hospitality.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_hospitality.htm">The Importance of Hospitality</a></b><br>Hospitality is a recurring biblical theme, reflecting God's love and care. The lack of hospitality in Gibeah serves as a warning against societal and spiritual decay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_and_spiritual_decay.htm">Moral and Spiritual Decay</a></b><br>The events in Gibeah illustrate the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. Believers are called to uphold righteousness and justice in their communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_and_contentment.htm">Provision and Contentment</a></b><br>The Levite's statement of having all they need ("There is nothing we lack") reflects a mindset of contentment and trust in God's provision, even amidst challenging circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The account challenges communities to protect and care for the vulnerable, emphasizing collective responsibility in upholding God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_righteous.htm">The Role of the Righteous</a></b><br>The old man's actions in offering hospitality highlight the impact one righteous person can have in a corrupt society, encouraging believers to stand firm in their faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/judges_19__how_to_reconcile_with_divine_justice.htm">Judges 19--How do we reconcile this brutal event with the portrayal of divine justice and compassion found in other parts of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_the_levite_condemned.htm">Judges 19:25--Why didn't the Levite face direct condemnation for offering his concubine to the crowd, despite moral laws elsewhere in Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_the_concubine_stay_with_her_dad.htm">Judges 19:2--What historical or cultural factors would explain why the Levite's concubine stayed with her father instead of returning home?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_judges_19_so_violent_and_unclear.htm">Judges 19--Why is this violent story included with so few details about God's direct judgment or intervention, making its moral lesson unclear?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Straw and provender.</span>--Comp. <a href="/context/genesis/24-25.htm" title="She said moreover to him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.">Genesis 24:25-32</a>. All that the Levite asked was shelter. He would provide for all his own wants.<p><span class= "bld">Thy servants.</span>--The ordinary language of Eastern obsequiousness.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yet there is both straw</span>, etc., <span class="accented">i.e.</span> he only wanted shelter, he had all his provisions with him, it was but little that he asked for, and yet no man would take him in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/19-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">even though there is</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">both</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">straw</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶּ֤בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(te·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8401.htm">Strong's 8401: </a> </span><span class="str2">Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feed</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסְפּוֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(mis·pō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4554.htm">Strong's 4554: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fodder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for our donkeys,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲמוֹרֵ֔ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·mō·w·rê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A male ass</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֠גַם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wine</span><br /><span class="heb">וָיַ֤יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for me</span><br /><span class="heb">לִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the maidservant</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַֽאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_519.htm">Strong's 519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A maidservant, female slave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and young man</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַנַּ֖עַר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lan·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with me.</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">There is nothing that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we, your servants,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lack.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מַחְס֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(maḥ·sō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4270.htm">Strong's 4270: </a> </span><span class="str2">A need, thing needed, poverty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/19-19.htm">Judges 19:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/19-19.htm">OT History: Judges 19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender (Jd Judg. 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