New King James Version
Judges 19:16
16Just 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)That evening an old man came home from his work in the fields. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, where the people were from the tribe of Benjamin.
Context of Judges 19:16
14And they passed by and went their way; and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. 15They turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And when he went in, he sat down in the open square of the city, for no one would take them into his house to spend the night. 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. 17And when he raised his eyes, he 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?” 18So he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem in Judah toward the remote mountains of Ephraim; I am from there. I went to Bethlehem in Judah; now I am going to the house of the Lord. But there is no one who will take me into his house,
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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
People and places in Judges 19:16
Cross-references for Judges 19:16
- Genesis 3:19In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”
- Psalms 104:23Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.
- Psalms 128:2When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.
- Proverbs 14:23In all labor there is profit, But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 24:27Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.
- Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven; this burdensome task God has given to the sons of man, by which they may be exercised.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
- Ephesians 4:28Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall 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
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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
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