Judges 19:20
American Standard Version
And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
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Judges 19:20 in other translations
The old man said, “Peace be to you! Just let me supply all your needs, but don’t sleep in the street.”
Judges 19:20 in context
- 18And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.
- 19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.
- 20And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.
- 21So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
- 22As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.