Judges 19 · Verse 11

Judges 19:11

And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
Judges 19:11, King James Version

Judges 19:11 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.”
WEBWhen they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, “Please come and let’s enter into this city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.”
ASVWhen they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
YLTThey are near Jebus, and the day hath gone greatly down, and the young man saith unto his lord, ‘Come, I pray thee, and we turn aside unto this city of the Jebusite, and lodge in it.'
DARBYThey were near Jebus, and the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.
BBEWhen they got near Jebus the day was far gone; and the servant said to his master, Now let us go from our road into this town of the Jebusites and take our night's rest there.
WebsterAnd when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in to this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

What does Judges 19:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:10-12

10-12. the man ... departed, and came over against Jebus--The note, "which is Jerusalem," must have been inserted by Ezra or some later hand. Jebus being still, though not entirely (Jud 1:8) in the possession of the old inhabitants, the Levite resisted the advice of his attendant to enter it and determined rather to press forward to pass the night in Gibeah, which he knew was occupied by Israelites. The distance…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 When they were by Jebus - This was Jerusalem, in which, though after the death of Joshua it appears to have been partly conquered by the tribe of Judah, yet the Jebusites kept the strong hold of Zion till the days of David, by whom they were finally expelled. See the note on Jdg 1:8.

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Judges 19:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992
עִם\־'im-[were] nearH5973
יְב֔וּסye.VusJebusH2982
וְהַיּ֖וֹםve.hai.Yomand the dayH3117
רַ֣דradit had gone downH3381
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
הַנַּ֜עַרha.Na.'arthe servantH5288
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹנָ֗יו'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113
לְכָה\־le.khah-come !H1980
נָּ֛אna'pleaseH4994
וְנָס֛וּרָהve.na.Su.rahso let us turn asideH5493
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עִֽיר\־'ir-[the] city ofH5892
הַיְבוּסִ֥יhay.vu.Sithe Jebusite[s]H2983
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וְנָלִ֥יןve.na.Linso we may spend [the] nightH3885
בָּֽהּ\׃Bahin <the> it

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Cross references for Judges 19:11

  • 2 Samuel 5:6

    And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

  • Joshua 15:63

    As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

  • Judges 19:10

    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.

  • Judges 1:21

    And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

  • Genesis 10:16

    And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Jebusites.
10; 1:21; Ge 10:16; Jos 15:63; 2Sa 5:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 19:10

    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.

  • Judges 19:11

    And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

  • Judges 19:12

    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.

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Judges 19:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y estando ya junto á Jebus, el día había declinado mucho: y dijo el criado á su señor: Ven ahora, y vámonos á esta ciudad de los Jebuseos, para que tengamos en ella la noche.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ils étaient tout près de Jébus, et le jour avait beaucoup baissé; et le serviteur dit à son maître: Allons, je te prie, et détournons-nous vers cette ville des Jébusiens, et passons-y la nuit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Sie waren bei Jebus, und der Tag war sehr herabgesunken, da sprach der Knabe zu seinem Herrn: Komm doch und laß uns in diese Stadt der Jebusiter einkehren und darin übernachten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Jamque erant juxta Jebus, et dies mutabatur in noctem: dixitque puer ad dominum suum: Veni, obsecro: declinemus ad urbem Jebusæorum, et maneamus in ea.