Judges 19:19

19 We have straw and fodder for our donkeys. I even have bread and wine for myself, the woman, and my servant. We have everything we need."

Judges 19:19 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 19:19

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses
Straw to litter them with, and provender to feed them with, which he had brought with him on them:

and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thine handmaid;
meaning himself and his concubine; there were enough for them both, which were packed up, and carried by the asses:

and for the young man which is with thy servants;
the supplement, which is, seems quite needless, and even impertinent; for as yet the young man, by whom he means his servant, was not as yet in company with the servants of the old man; but the sense is, that there was not only provisions with him for himself, and his wife, and also for his servant, but even enough for the servants of the old man, whether maid or manservants: there is no want of anything; and therefore none needed to be shy of taking them in, since they should not be burdensome to any upon any account; all they wanted was a lodging.

Judges 19:19 In-Context

17 He saw the traveler in the city square. So the old man asked, "Where do you come from? And where are you going?"
18 The Levite replied, "We're on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the mountains of Ephraim. That's where I'm from. I had gone to Bethlehem in Judah. Now I'm going to the LORD's house, but no one has offered to take me into his home.
19 We have straw and fodder for our donkeys. I even have bread and wine for myself, the woman, and my servant. We have everything we need."
20 Then the old man said, "Welcome! Let me take care of your needs. Just don't spend the night in the city square."
21 So he took the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. After they washed, they ate and drank.
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