## Rashi on Judges Chapter 19

###### Rashi on Judges 19:2:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:2:1)

**וַתִּזְנֶה עָלָיו פִּילַגְשׁוֹ.** זָנְתָה מִבֵּיתוֹ אֶל הַחוּץ כָּל לְשׁוֹן זְנוּת אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לְשׁוֹן ׳יוֹצֵאת׳ (תרגום אונקלוס בראשית לד:לא): נַפְקַת בָּרָא, יוֹצֵאת מִבַּעְלָהּ לֶאֱהוֹב אֶת אֲחֵרִים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**His concubine strayed away from him** She strayed away from his home to the outside. The word **זְנוּת**, "promiscuity," always denotes departure—"One who departs to the outside,"¹ who leaves her husband and loves another.

footnotes:
¹ This is Targum Yonasan’s rendition of זוֹנָה, “promiscuous woman.”


###### Rashi on Judges 19:6:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:6:1)

**הוֹאֶל נָא וְלִין.** הַלַּיְלָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Give your assent, and remain overnight.** Tonight.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:9:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:9:1)

**רָפָה.** הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ מִגְּבוּרָתוֹ וְנָטָה לַעֲרוֹב:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Has waned.** The sun [has waned] from full strength, and has begun setting.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:9:2
[Rashi on Judges 19:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:9:2)

**הִנֵּה חֲנוֹת הַיּוֹם.** עֵת שֶׁכָּל הוֹלְכֵי דְרָכִים נוֹטִים לַחֲנוֹת בַּבַּיִת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**It is the time of day for encamping.** The time when all travellers turn in to encamp indoors.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:12:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:12:1)

**עַד גִּבְעָה.** גִּבְעַת בִּנְיָמִן:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**To Giv'oh.** Giv'oh of Binyomin.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:13:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:13:1)

**וְלַנּוּ.** כְּמוֹ וְלַנְנוּ, דַּגְשׁוּת הַנּוּ״ן בִּמְקוֹם נוּ״ן שְׁנִיָּה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**We will spend the night.** As in **וְלַנְנוּ**. The period punctuating the **נ** serves as a replacement for a second **נ**.²

footnotes:
² The suffix נו denotes the plural usage. When the letter נ appears in the root, as in לין, the additional נ is dropped, and is replaced by a period in the original נ.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:18:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:18:1)

**וְאֶת בֵּית ה׳.** לְשִׁילֹה אֲנִי הוֹלֵךְ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**To the Sanctuary of Adonoy.** I am going to Shiloh.³

footnotes:
³ The Mishkon was at Shiloh. (Yehosnua, 18:1).


###### Rashi on Judges 19:21:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:21:1)

**וַיָּבָל לַחֲמוֹרִים.** וַיִּתֵּן יְבוּל לַחֲמוֹרִים, ׳וַיָּבָל׳ אפרוונד״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And fed produce to the donkeys.** He gave produce to the donkeys. He fed produce, "aprovender" in old French.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:22:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:22:1)

**וְנֵדָעֶנּוּ.** מִשְׁכַּב זָכוּר:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**We want to have relations with him** to sodomize him.


###### Rashi on Judges 19:28:1
[Rashi on Judges 19:28:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Judges/r/19:28:1)

**וְאֵין עוֹנֶה.** כִּי מֵתָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**There was no answer,** for she was dead.