Bible Strands
Judges 19:28
“Get up,” he told her. “Let us go.” But there was no response. So the man put her on his donkey and set out for home.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The man addresses his concubine at the threshold of a Gibeah house at dawn. He commands her to rise and depart before lifting her onto his donkey to leave.
The words — ק֥וּמִי (Ku.mi) means "get up" and וְ/אֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה (ve./'Ein 'o.Neh) translates literally as "and there was no one answering."
The thread — The motif of unresponsive silence appears in 1 Kings 18:29, where the prophets of Baal receive no answer during their midday rites.
Why it lands — The text records a command, a silence, and a physical relocation without commentary. It requires the reader to note how routine action follows unresponsiveness before any moral assessment occurs.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place.
Cross-references
- Judges 20:5 And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.
- 1 Kings 18:29 Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.