Judges 19:13
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
קָרַב
qârab
to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
לוּן
lûwn
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
גִּבְעָה
Gibʻâh
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
רָמָה
Râmâh
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
לוּן lûwn
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Study H3885 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →Cross References
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
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