And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. CELA S'EST PRODUIT À CETTE ÉPOQUE. L'épisode douloureusement intéressant qui suit, ainsi que l'agitatio... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. S'ÉLOIGNAIT DE LUI POUR REJOINDRE LA MAISON DE SON PÈRE. La cause de la séparation assignée dans notre version a rendu illégale le fait que son mari... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. JE SUIS ALLÉ LA CHERCHER, POUR LUI P... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HIS FATHER IN LAW, THE DAMSEL'S FATHER, RETAINED HIM; AND HE ABODE WITH HIM THREE DAYS: SO THEY DID EAT AND DRINK, AND LODGED THERE._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. ATTENDU (AVEC RÉTICENCE) JUSQU'À L'APRÈS-MIDI - littéralement, le déclin de la journée. Les gens de l'Est... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. L'HOMME ... EST PARTI ET S'EST HEURTÉ À JEBUS , [ Yªbuwc (H2982), foulé aux pieds vers le bas; une aire... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN THEY WERE BY JEBUS, THE DAY WAS FAR SPENT; AND THE SERVANT SAID UNTO HIS MASTER, COME, I PRAY THEE, AND LET US TURN IN INTO THIS CITY OF THE JEBUSITES, AND LODGE IN IT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah. À GIBEAH, OU À RAMA. Le premier de ces endroits était à cinq milles au nord-est, l'autre de quatre à cinq au nord, de Jérusalem.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY PASSED ON AND WENT THEIR WAY; AND THE SUN WENT DOWN UPON THEM WHEN THEY WERE BY GIBEAH, WHICH BELONGETH TO BENJAMIN._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. IL EST ENTRÉ ... L'A FAIT ASSEOIR DANS UNE RUE DE LA VILLE. Les villes de Palestine à cette époque reculée n... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. IL EST VENU UN VIEIL HOMME DE SON TRAVAIL ... QUI ÉTAIT AUSSI DU MONT EPHRAIM - et peut-être que son hospitalité a été... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN HE HAD LIFTED UP HIS EYES, HE SAW A WAYFARING MAN IN THE STREET OF THE CITY: AND THE OLD MAN SAID, WHITHER GOEST THOU? AND WHENCE COMEST THOU?_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. IL NE MANQUE RIEN. En répondant aux aimables demandes du vieil homme, le lévite a jugé juste de décl... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. QUE LA PAIX SOIT AVEC TOI - les authentiques salutations hébraïques et orientales toujours en usage. NE LOGEZ QUE DANS LA RUE. Comme il ne s'agit pas de circonstances rares ou singu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. IL L'A DONC AMENÉ DANS SA MAISON ET A DONNÉ UNE PROVENDE AUX ÂNES , [ wayaabaal (H1101) , et mélangé (nourriture)] - i: e., paille hachée et orge.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. CERTAINS FILS DE BÉL... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE MAN, THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE, WENT OUT UNTO THEM, AND SAID UNTO THEM, NAY, MY BRETHREN, NAY, I PRAY YOU, DO NOT SO WICKEDLY; SEEING THAT THIS MAN IS COME INTO MINE HOUSE, DO NOT THIS FOLLY._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. ELLE L'A DIVISÉE ... EN DOUZE MORCEAUX. Le manque d'un gouvernement régulier justifiait un pas extraordi... [ Continuer la lecture ]