Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His master replied, “No. We won’t go into any city whose people are not Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” New Living Translation “No,” his master said, “we can’t stay in this foreign town where there are no Israelites. Instead, we will go on to Gibeah. English Standard Version And his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel, but we will pass on to Gibeah.” Berean Standard Bible But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” King James Bible And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. New King James Version But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside here into a city of foreigners, who are not of the children of Israel; we will go on to Gibeah.” New American Standard Bible However, his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners who are not of the sons of Israel; instead, we will go on as far as Gibeah.” NASB 1995 However, his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners who are not of the sons of Israel; but we will go on as far as Gibeah.” NASB 1977 However, his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners who are not of the sons of Israel; but we will go on as far as Gibeah.” Legacy Standard Bible However, his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into the city of foreigners who are not of the sons of Israel; but we will pass on by until Gibeah.” Amplified Bible But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners who are not of the sons (descendants) of Israel. We will go on as far as Gibeah.” Christian Standard Bible But his master replied to him, “We will not stop at a foreign city where there are no Israelites. Let’s move on to Gibeah.” Holman Christian Standard Bible But his master replied to him, “We will not stop at a foreign city where there are no Israelites. Let’s move on to Gibeah."” American Standard Version And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah. Contemporary English Version "No," the Levite answered. "They aren't Israelites, and I refuse to spend the night there. We'll stop for the night at Gibeah, English Revised Version And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Levite told him, "We'll never go into a city of foreigners. They're not Israelites. We'll go on to Gibeah." International Standard Version But his master replied, "We're not going to turn aside into a city of foreigners who are not part of the Israelis. Instead, we'll go on to Gibeah." Majority Standard Bible But his master replied, ?We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.? NET Bible But his master said to him, "We should not stop at a foreign city where non-Israelites live. We will travel on to Gibeah." New Heart English Bible His master said to him, "We won't go into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel, but we will pass over to Gibeah." Webster's Bible Translation And his master said to him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. World English Bible His master said to him, “We won’t enter into the city of a foreigner that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd his lord says to him, “Let us not turn aside to the city of a stranger, that is not of the sons of Israel there, but we have passed over to Gibeah.” Young's Literal Translation And his lord saith unto him, 'Let us not turn aside unto the city of a stranger, that is not of the sons of Israel, thither, but we have passed over unto Gibeah.' Smith's Literal Translation And his lord will say to him, We will not turn into a strange city which is not of the sons of Israel here; and we passed over even to Gibeah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHis master answered him: I will not go into the town of another nation, who are not of the children of Israel, but I will pass over to Gabaa: Catholic Public Domain Version His lord responded to him: “I will not enter into the town of a foreign people, who are not of the sons of Israel. Instead, I will cross over as far as Gibeah. New American Bible But his master said to him, “We will not turn off to a foreigner’s city, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah. New Revised Standard Version But his master said to him, “We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners, who do not belong to the people of Israel; but we will continue on to Gibeah.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd his master said to him, We will not turn aside into a strange city that does not belong to the house of Israel; but we will pass on to Gibeah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And his Master said to him: “We will not turn aside to a foreign city that is not one of the household of Israel, but we will pass unto Gabah” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And his master said unto him: 'We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And his master said to him, We will not turn aside to a strange city, where there is not one of the children of Israel, but we will pass on as far as Gabaa. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Levite and His Concubine…11When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.” 12But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.” 13He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”… Cross References Judges 20:4-5 So the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered: “I and my concubine came to Gibeah in Benjamin to spend the night. / And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died. Judges 11:2-3 And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.” / So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him. Judges 21:25 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Judges 18:1 In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. Judges 10:18 And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.” Judges 11:9 But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?” Judges 12:1 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!” Judges 8:1 Then the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, “Why have you done this to us? Why did you fail to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him violently. Judges 9:1-2 Now Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother, / “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.” Judges 1:27 At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land. Judges 2:11-13 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. Judges 3:5-6 Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. Judges 4:1 After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD. Judges 6:1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; so He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years, Treasury of Scripture And his master said to him, We will not turn aside here into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. Gibeah. Jump to Previous Alien Belong Children City Hither However Israel Israelites Master Strange Stranger Thither Turn Way Won'tJump to Next Alien Belong Children City Hither However Israel Israelites Master Strange Stranger Thither Turn Way Won'tJudges 19 1. A Levite goes to Bethlehem to fetch home his concubine16. An old man entertains him at Gibeah 22. The Gibeonites abuse his concubine to death 29. He divides her into twelve pieces, and sends them to the twelve tribes But his master replied In this phrase, "his master" refers to the Levite, who is the central figure in this narrative. The term "master" indicates a position of authority and responsibility. In the Hebrew context, the word used here is "adon," which signifies lordship or ownership. This reflects the societal structure of ancient Israel, where the head of a household held significant authority over his servants and family. The Levite's role as "master" underscores his responsibility for the welfare of those traveling with him, including his concubine and servant. We will not stop at a foreign city whose people are not Israelites Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו (’ă·ḏō·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller replied, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “We will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no turn aside נָסוּר֙ (nā·sūr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the city עִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement of foreigners, נָכְרִ֔י (nā·ḵə·rî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien where אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that there are no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Israelites. מִבְּנֵ֥י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son We will go on וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ (wə·‘ā·ḇar·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Gibeah.” גִּבְעָֽה׃ (giḇ·‘āh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine Links Judges 19:12 NIVJudges 19:12 NLT Judges 19:12 ESV Judges 19:12 NASB Judges 19:12 KJV Judges 19:12 BibleApps.com Judges 19:12 Biblia Paralela Judges 19:12 Chinese Bible Judges 19:12 French Bible Judges 19:12 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 19:12 His master said to him We won't (Jd Judg. 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