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 traveled on, and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. 15They stopped there and decided to spend the night in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night. But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah. (The residents of the town were Benjaminites.) 17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man said, “Where are you heading? Where do you come from?” 18The Levite said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. But no one has invited me into their 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And, behold, there cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• an oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• from his workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• out of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• at evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• of mountהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• and he sojournedגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• in Gibeahגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · GibeahH1390
• but the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• of the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• Benjamitesבֶּן־יְמִינִיben-yemîynîy ben-ha-yemînîy ben-'îysh yemîynîy · BenjaminiteH1145

Cross-references for Judges 19:16

• Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”
• Psalms 104:23Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.
• Psalms 128:2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
• Proverbs 14:23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.
• Proverbs 24:27Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.
• Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much – but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
• Ephesians 4:28The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he 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