King James Version

Judges 19:26

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.

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וַתָּבֹ֥אvatavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הָאִשָּׁ֖הhaishahthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.לִפְנ֣וֹתlifnotto appearפָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to appear”, the to-form of the verbH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).הַבֹּ֑קֶרhaboqerthe dayבֹּקֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וַתִּפֹּ֞לvatipoland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fall”, the next action in the storyH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…פֶּ֧תַחpetachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.בֵּיתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הָאִ֛ישׁhaishthe 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…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֲדוֹנֶ֥יהָadoneyhalordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.שָּׁ֖םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הָאֽוֹרhaorthe brightאוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, till it was light.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the woman cometh in at the turning of the morning, and falleth at the opening of the man's house, where her lord [is], till the light.

World English Bible

Then the woman came in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man’s house where her lord was, until it was light.

Darby Translation

And the woman came at the dawning of the day, and fell down at the entrance of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

Douay-Rheims

But the woman, at the dawning of the day, came to the door of the house where her lord lodged, and there fell down.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the woman came toward morning, and fell down at the door of the house where her husband was, until it was light.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦλθεν ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς τὸν ὄρθρον, καὶ ἔπεσε παρὰ τὴν θύραν τοῦ οἴκου οὗ ἦν αὐτῆς ἐκεῖ ὁ ἀνὴρ, ἕως οὗ διέφαυσε.