Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

But his mistress was sexually unfaithful to him, and then she left him to live in her father's home in Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. She had been living there for a period of about four months

New American Standard Bible

But his concubine played the harlot against him, and she went away from him to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah, and was there for a period of four months.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

But she was unfaithful to him and left him for her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. She was there for a period of four months.

A Conservative Version

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.

American Standard Version

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.

Amplified

But his concubine was unfaithful to him, and left him and went to her father’s house in Bethlehem of Judah, and stayed there for a period of four months.

Bible in Basic English

And his servant-wife was angry with him, and went away from him to her father's house at Beth-lehem-judah, and was there for four months.

Darby Translation

And his concubine became angry with him, and she went away from him to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah, and was there some four months.

Julia Smith Translation

And his concubine will commit fornication against him, and she will go from him to the house of her father, to the House of Bread, of Judah, and she will be there the days of four months.

King James 2000

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But his concubine felt repugnance toward him, and she left him and went to her father's house, to Bethlehem in Judah; she was there some four months.

Modern King James verseion

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem-judah, and was there four whole months.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which concubine played the whore in his house, and went away from him, unto her father's house to Bethlehem Judah, and there continued four months.

NET Bible

However, she got angry at him and went home to her father's house in Bethlehem in Judah. When she had been there four months,

New Heart English Bible

His concubine was unfaithful to him and went away from him to her father's house in Bethlehem of Judah, and was there about four months.

The Emphasized Bible

And his concubine went astray against him, and departed from him, unto the house of her father, in Bethlehem-judah, - and remained there, the space of four months.

Webster

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there four whole months.

World English Bible

His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Bethlehem Judah, and was there the space of four months.

Youngs Literal Translation

and commit whoredom against him doth his concubine, and she goeth from him unto the house of her father, unto Beth-Lehem-Judah, and is there days -- four months.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּלגשׁ פּילגשׁ 
Piylegesh 
Usage: 37

זנה 
Zanah 
Usage: 93

ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

to Bethlehemjudah
בּית לחם 
Beyth Lechem 
Usage: 41

and was there four
ארבּעה ארבּע 
'arba` 
Usage: 318

References

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Context Readings

The Concubine And The Levite

1 Now it happened in those days, before there was a king in Israel, that a certain male descendant of Levi, who lived in a remote part of the mountainous region of Ephraim, took a mistress for himself from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. 2 But his mistress was sexually unfaithful to him, and then she left him to live in her father's home in Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. She had been living there for a period of about four months 3 when her husband got up and went after her, intending to speak lovingly to her in order to win her back. He took with him his young man servant and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father's house to see him, her father was happy to have met him.

Cross References

Leviticus 21:9

"Now if the daughter of any priest defiles herself by being a prostitute, she defiles her father. She is to be incinerated.

Deuteronomy 22:21

they are to bring her to the door of her father's house. Then the men of the city are to stone her with boulders until she dies for doing a detestable thing in Israel acting like a prostitute while in her father's house. By doing this, you will remove this evil from among you.

Ezekiel 16:28

You committed immorality with the Assyrians, because you still weren't satisfied. You committed immorality with them, but you still weren't satisfied.

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