Judges 19:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They turned asideוַיָּסֻ֣רוּ
(vai·ya·su·ru)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
thereשָׁ֔ם
(sham,)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
in order to enterלָבֹ֖וא
(la·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
[and] lodgeלָל֣וּן
(la·lun)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
in Gibeah.בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה
(bag·giv·'ah;)
1390: "hill," three cities in Pal.from the same as Geba
When they entered,וַיָּבֹ֗א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
they sat downוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙
(vai·ye·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the open squareבִּרְחֹ֣וב
(bir·cho·vv)
7339: a broad open place, plazafrom rachab
of the city,הָעִ֔יר
(ha·'ir,)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
for noוְאֵ֥ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
oneאִ֛ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
tookמְאַסֵּֽף־
(me·'as·sef-)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
them into [his] houseהַבַּ֖יְתָה
(hab·bay·tah)
1004: a housea prim. root
to spend the night.לָלֽוּן׃
(la·lun.)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they turned aside
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
thither to go in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and to lodge
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
in Gibeah
Gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine -- Gibeah, the hill.
and when he went in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
he sat him down
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in a street
rchob  (rekh-obe')
a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area -- broad place (way), street.
of the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
for there was no man
'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)
that took
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
them into his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
to lodging
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

King James Bible
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They stopped to go in and spend the night in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one took them into their home to spend the night.

International Standard Version
They turned aside there, intending to enter Gibeah and spend the night. After they entered the city, they had to sit down in the public square because no one would take them into their home for the night.

NET Bible
They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They went to spend the night there. The Levite entered Gibeah and sat down in the city square, because no one offered to take them home for the night.

King James 2000 Bible
And they turned aside there, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat himself down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.
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