Judges 19:26

“Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell downe at the doore of the mans house, where her lord was, till it was light.”

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Other Translations

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.
- King James Version

As the day began to dawn, the woman came and fell down at the doorway of the man's house where her master was, until {full} daylight.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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, until it was light.
- World English Bible

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.
- Youngs Literal Bible

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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Judges 19:26


19:26 Fell down - Namely, dead; killed partly with grief of heart, and partly with excessive abuse. Thus the sin she formerly chose, ver.#2|, is now her destruction; and though her husband pardoned her, God would punish her, at least as to this life.


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