Judges 19:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

And they turned into it to lodge there. And when they were come in, they sat in the street of the city, for no man would receive them to lodge.
Douay-Rheims

וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ שָׁ֔ם לָב֖וֹא לָל֣וּן בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֗א וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בִּרְח֣וֹב הָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מְאַסֵּֽף־אוֹתָ֥ם הַבַּ֖יְתָה לָלֽוּן׃
Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Ambrose of Milan

4th centuryChurch Father

The town was occupied by the Gibeonites, known for their unwelcoming, harsh, and unforgiving nature, making it exceedingly difficult for them to host an outsider. It would have been preferable for this Levite to refrain from seeking refuge in Gibeah! To endure all the wrongs simultaneously, he initially could not find a place to stay.

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