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

14And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. 15And they turned aside thither, to go in, to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in, and sat down in the open place of the city; and there was no one that received him into his house to pass the night. And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjaminites. 17And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the open place of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 18And he said to him, We are travelling from Bethlehem-Judah towards the further side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Bethlehem-Judah, and I have to do with the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that receives me into his house.

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

• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725

Cross-references for Judges 19:16

• Genesis 3:19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.
• Psalms 104:23Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
• Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands; happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
• Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit; but the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to want.
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy work without, and put thy field in order, and afterwards build thy house.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.
• Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.
• Ephesians 4:28Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with [his] hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For also when we were with you we enjoined you this, that if any man does not like to work, neither let him 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