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 on and went their way, and the sun went down on them near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin. 15Then they turned aside there to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When he went in, he sat down in the town square, for there was no one who took them into his house to spend the night. Now behold, an old man was coming from his work in the field at evening. The man was of the hill country of Ephraim but dwelled in Gibeah, while the rest of the men of the place were Benjamites. 17When he lifted up his eyes and saw the wayfaring man in the open square of the town, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?” 18“We are passing from Bethlehem of Judah,” he said to him, “to the remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, for I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem of Judah. But now I am going to the House of Adonai, yet no one has taken 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

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 will you eat food, until you return to the ground, since from it were you taken. For you are dust, and to dust will you return.”
• Psalms 104:23Man goes out to his work, and to his labor until the evening.
• Psalms 128:2for you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be blessed and it will be good for you.
• Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
• Proverbs 14:23In all hard work there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
• Proverbs 24:27Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready. After that, build your house.
• Ecclesiastes 1:13I applied my heart to seek and examine by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a burdensome task God has given the sons of men to keep them occupied.
• Ecclesiastes 5:12There is a grievous wrong that I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner to his own hurt,
• Ephesians 4:28The one who steals must steal no longer—instead he must work, doing something useful with his own hands, so he may have something to share with the one who has need.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:11and aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, just as we directed you—
• 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we would give you this order: 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

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