John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 9. And when the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his servant , etc.] Rose up from table, having comfortably refreshed themselves: his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, behold, now the day draweth towards evening ; or is “remiss”, or “weak” f395 ; that is, the heat, light, and strength of the sun abated, and became weaker and more remiss, as it does the more it declines, and is nearer setting: I pray you tarry all night ; suggesting, it was a very improper time to set out in on a journey: behold, the day groweth to an end ; or “behold, it is the encampment of the day” f396 , when the day or sun seems to be pitching its tent, and going to rest; or it being the time when an army on the march stops and pitches their tents, in order to continue all night; or when men go to their tents and habitations, and lie down and take their rest: lodge here, that thine heart may be merry ; and let us have another pleasant evening together, which cannot be had in an inn upon the road; you cannot be comfortable there, as here, and therefore be persuaded to stay, since it is not possible to get home tonight: and tomorrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home ; to thy city, as the Targum; signifying, that he should not insist upon their staying any longer, and then they might set out on their journey as soon as they pleased.
Matthew Henry Commentary
- The wickedness of the men of Gibeah.
--The three remaining chapters of this book contain a very sad histor of the wickedness of the men of Gibeah, in Benjamin. The righteous Lor permits sinners to execute just vengeance on one another, and if the scene here described is horrible, what will the discoveries of the da of judgment be! Let each of us consider how to escape from the wrath to come, how to mortify the sins of our own hearts, to resist Satan' temptations, and to avoid the pollutions there are in the world _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew ויקם6965 האישׁ376 ללכת1980 הוא1931 ופילגשׁו6370 ונערו5288 ויאמר559 לו חתנו2859 אבי1 הנערה5291 הנה2009 נא4994 רפה7503 היום3117 לערב6150 לינו3885 נא4994 הנה2009 חנות2583 היום3117 לין3885 פה6311 וייטב3190 לבבך3824 והשׁכמתם7925 מחר4279 לדרככם1870 והלכת1980 לאהלך׃168
