Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Judges 19:11 - 19:11

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - Judges 19:11 - 19:11


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But as the day had gone far down when they were by Jebus (רַד, third pers. perf., either of יָרַד with י dropped like תַּתָּה in 2Sa 22:41 for נָתַתָּה, or from רָדַד in the sense of יָרַד), the attendant said to his master, “Come, let us turn aside into this Jebusite city, and pass the night in it.” But his master was unwilling to enter a city of the foreigners (נָכְרִי( sre is a genitive), where there were none of the sons of Israel, and would pass over to Gibeah. “Come (לְךְ = לְכָה, Num 23:13), we will draw near to one of the places (which he immediately names), and pass the night in Gibeah or Ramah.” These two towns, the present Jeba and er Râm, were not a full hour's journey apart, and stood opposite to one another, only about two and a half or three hours from Jerusalem (see at Jos 18:25, Jos 18:28).