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 passed along and went their way, and the sun set on them near Gibeah which belongs to Benjamin. 15They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night. Then behold, an old man was coming out of the field from his work at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was staying in Gibeah, but the men of the place were Benjamites. 17And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?” 18He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, for I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah. But I am now going to my house, and no man will take 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

• Then beholdהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• an oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• was comingבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• out of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• from his workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• at eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• the hillהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• countryהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• stayingגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• but the menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• were Benjamitesבֶּן־יְמִינִיben-yemîynîy ben-ha-yemînîy ben-'îysh yemîynîy · BenjaminiteH1145

Cross-references for Judges 19:16

• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
• Psalms 104:23Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening.
• Psalms 128:2When you shall eat of the fruit of your hands, You will be happy and it will be well with you.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it.
• Proverbs 14:23In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
• Proverbs 24:27Prepare your work outside And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
• Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
• Ephesians 4:28He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.

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