King James Version

Judges 19:20

And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הָאִ֤ישׁhaishthe a certainאִישׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…הַזָּקֵן֙hazaqenthe oldזָקֵןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.שָׁל֣וֹםshalomhealthשָׁלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…לָ֔ךְlakhetoלָ֔ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toרַ֥קraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַחְסוֹרְךָ֖machsorekhalackמַחְסוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lack”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4270deficiency; hence, impoverishmentlack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.עָלָ֑יalayaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רַ֥קraqonlyרַקparticle, affirmation — “only”H7535properly, leanness, i.e. (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, althoughbut, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless, nothing but, notwithstanding, only, save, so (that), surely, yet (so), in any wise.בָּרְח֖וֹבbarechovin broad placeרְחֹבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in broad place”, the ordinary formH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תָּלַֽןtalanbe leftלוּןverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be left”, a wish or indirect commandH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the old man said: 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the broad place.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack [is] on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'

World English Bible

The old man said, “Peace be to you! Just let me supply all your needs, but don’t sleep in the street.”

Darby Translation

Then the old man said, Peace be with thee; only let all thy wants lie on me; but lodge not in the street.

Douay-Rheims

And the old man answered him: Peace be with thee: I will furnish all things that are necessary: only I beseech thee, stay not in the street.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the old man said: 'Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the broad place.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the old man said, Peace be to thee; only be every want of thine upon me, only do thou by no means lodge in the street.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ πρεσβύτης, εἰρήνη σοι· πλὴν πᾶν τὸ ὑστέρημά σου ἐπʼ ἐμὲ, πλὴν ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ οὐ μὴ αὐλισθήσῃ.