Judges 19:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now it cameוַיְהִי֙
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about in thoseהָהֵ֔ם
(ha·hem,)
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
days,בַּיָּמִ֣ים
(bai·ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
when there was noאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְ
(u·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
in Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
that there was a certainאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
Leviteלֵוִ֗י
(le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
stayingגָּ֚ר
(gar)
1481a: to sojourna prim. root
in the remote partבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י
(be·yar·ke·tei)
3411: flank, side, extreme parts, recessesfem. of yarek
of the hill countryהַר־
(har-)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
of Ephraim,אֶפְרַ֔יִם
(ef·ra·yim,)
669: a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as apher
who tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־
(vai·yik·kach-)
3947: to takea prim. root
a concubineפִילֶ֔גֶשׁ
(fi·le·gesh,)
6370: concubineperhaps of foreign origin
for himself from Bethlehemלֶ֖חֶם
(le·chem)
1035: "place of bread," a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulunfrom bayith and lechem
in Judah.יְהוּדָֽה׃
(ye·hu·dah.)
3063: probably "praised," a son of Jacob, also his desc., the S. kingdom, also four Isr.probably from yadah


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass in those days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
when there was no king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that there was a certain
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Levite
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
sojourning
guwr  (goor)
to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
on the side
yrekah  (yer-ay-kaw')
the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess -- border, coast, part, quarter, side.
of mount
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
Ephraim
'Ephrayim  (ef-rah'-yim)
double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites.
who took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
to him a concubine
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
piylegesh  (pee-leh'-ghesh)
a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour -- concubine, paramour.
out of Bethlehemjudah
Beyth Lechem  (bayth leh'-khem)
house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine -- Beth-lehem.
Yhuwdah  (yeh-hoo-daw')
celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory -- Judah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now it came about in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite staying in the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, who took a concubine for himself from Bethlehem in Judah.

King James Bible
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.

International Standard Version
Now it happened in those days, before there was a king in Israel, that a certain male descendant of Levi, who lived in a remote part of the mountainous region of Ephraim, took a mistress for himself from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In those days when Israel didn't have a king, there was a Levite who lived in a remote area in the mountains of Ephraim. He took a woman from Bethlehem in Judah to be his concubine.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
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