20The old man said, |Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.|


In Context

17 He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, |Where are you going? Where did you come from?|

18 He said to him, |We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.

19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your handmaid, and for the young man who is with your servants: there is no want of anything.|

20 The old man said, |Peace be to you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only don't lodge in the street.|

21 So he brought him into his house, and gave the donkeys fodder; and they washed their feet, and ate and drink.

22 As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, surrounded the house, beating at the door; and they spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, |Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may have sex with him!|

Judges 19:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:20"You are welcome at my house," the old man said. "Let me supply whatever you need. Only don't spend the night in the square."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, Peace [be] with thee; howsoever [let] all thy wants [lie] upon me; only lodge not in the street.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:20And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, |Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants; only, do not spend the night in the square.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, Peace be with thee; however, let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man saith, 'Peace to thee; only, all thy lack is on me, only in the broad place lodge not.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:20And the old man said, Peace be with you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only lodge not in the street.