Luke 1:39
New International Version
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,

New Living Translation
A few days later Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, to the town

English Standard Version
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,

Berean Standard Bible
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

Berean Literal Bible
And in those days Mary, having risen up, went with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

King James Bible
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

New King James Version
Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

New American Standard Bible
Now at this time Mary set out and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

NASB 1995
Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

NASB 1977
Now at this time Mary arose and went with haste to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

Amplified Bible
Now at this time Mary arose and hurried to the hill country, to a city of Judah (Judea),

Christian Standard Bible
In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

American Standard Version
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Maryam arose in those days, and she went instantly to the mountains to a city of Judea.

Contemporary English Version
A short time later Mary hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.

English Revised Version
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Soon afterward, Mary hurried to a city in the mountain region of Judah.

Good News Translation
Soon afterward Mary got ready and hurried off to a town in the hill country of Judea.

International Standard Version
Later on, Mary set out for a Judean city in the hill country.

Literal Standard Version
And Mary having arisen in those days, went into the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Majority Standard Bible
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

New American Bible
During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,

NET Bible
In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

New Revised Standard Version
In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country,

New Heart English Bible
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah,

Weymouth New Testament
Not long after this, Mary rose up and went in haste into the hill country to a town in Judah.

World English Bible
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

Young's Literal Translation
And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Mary Visits Elizabeth
38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her. 39 In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah, 40where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.…

Cross References
Joshua 20:7
So they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 21:11
They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.)

Luke 1:38
"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it happen to me according to your word." Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:40
where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:65
All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.


Treasury of Scripture

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

into.

Joshua 10:40
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

Joshua 15:48-59
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, …

Joshua 21:9-11
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, …

city.

Luke 11:21
When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

Luke 21:11
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

Luke 21:13
And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














(39) The hill country . . . a city of Juda.--The description is too vague to be identified with any certainty. The form of the proper noun is the same as that in "Bethlehem, of the land of Juda," in Matthew 2:6. The city may have been one of those assigned to the priests within the limits of the tribe of Judah, and if so, it is interesting to think of the Virgin as undertaking a journey which brought her not far from the very spot in which she was to give birth to the divine Child. No city of the name of Juda is known, but there is a Juttah in Joshua 15:55; Joshua 21:16, in the neighbourhood of Maon and the Judaean Carmel, and therefore in the "hill country," which may possibly be that which is here referred to.

Verse 39. - Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste. Between the annunciation and this journey of Mary to visit her cousin Elisabeth, we must interpose the events narrated in St. Matthew's Gospel, viz. the natural suspicion of her betrothed future husband, Joseph. his action in the matter; and then the dream of Joseph, in which her innocence was vindicated. As we believe that St. Luke's story here was derived from Mary's own narrative, we can understand well that these details, related by St. Matthew, were scarcely touched upon, and the mother would hurry on to the real points of interest in that eventful past of hers. The hill country here alluded to is the elevated district of Judah, Benjamin, and Mount Ephraim, in contradistinction to the low maritime plain on the east - the old Philistia. Into a city of Juda. There is no such city known as "Juda." Some have supposed that the text is corrupt here, and that for "Yuda" we should read "Jutta," which, according to Joshua 15:55, was a priestly city in the hill country. There is a rabbinical tradition in the Talmud which places the residence of Zacharias at Hebron. It is very probable that Hebron, the great priestly city, is here signified.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

those
ταύταις (tautais)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

days
ἡμέραις (hēmerais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

Mary
Μαριὰμ (Mariam)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3137: Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.

got ready
Ἀναστᾶσα (Anastasa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.

[and] hurried
ἐπορεύθη (eporeuthē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

a town
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

in
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

hill country
ὀρεινὴν (oreinēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3714: Mountainous, hilly, the hill-country. From oros; mountainous, i.e. the Highlands.

of Judah,
Ἰούδα (Iouda)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2448: Judah, Judas, Jude. Of Hebrew origin; Judah, a part of Palestine.


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