Judges 19:16

Judges 19:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the inhabitants of the place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the fields.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was sojourning in Gibeah. The men of the place were Benjaminites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Just then an old man came in from his work in the field at evening, who also was from the mountains of Ephraim; he was staying in Gibeah, whereas the men of the place were Benjamites.

Context of Judges 19:16

14So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin. 15They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night. That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field. 17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?” 18The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,

Judges 19:16 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ אִ֣ישׁ זָקֵ֗ן בָּ֣א מִֽן־מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב וְהָאִישׁ֙ מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְהוּא־גָ֖ר בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם בְּנֵ֥י יְמִינִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• ·הִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• That eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• an oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• from the hill countryהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• of Ephraimהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• who was residingגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of that placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• were Benjamitesבֶּן־יְמִינִיben-yemîynîy ben-ha-yemînîy ben-'îysh yemîynîy · BenjaminiteH1145
• came inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• fromמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• his workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Judges 19:16

• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
• Psalms 104:23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
• Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
• Proverbs 13:11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
• Proverbs 14:23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
• Proverbs 24:27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
• Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
• Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

Commentaries on Judges 19:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Which was also of Mount Ephraim - i. e., of the country of the Levite. This single giver of hospitality was himself a stranger and sojourner at Gibeah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The old man came from the hill country of Ephraim, not from the territory of Benjamin. The people of Gibeah did not want to help.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2116. there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim--Perhaps his hospitality was quickened by learning the stranger's occupation, and that he was on his return to his duties at Shiloh.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 19:16

• Beneficence
• Gibeah
• Hospitality

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Gibeah
• Mount Ephraim
• Old Man
• Beat
• Diligent
• Micah
• Wayfaring
• Wolf
• Bethlehem

Commentaries on Judges 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary