Judges 19 · Verse 16

Judges 19:16

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.
Judges 19:16, King James Version

Judges 19:16 in other translations

BSBThat evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.
WEBBehold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
ASVAnd, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
YLTAnd lo, a man, an aged one, hath come from his work from the field in the evening, and the man is of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he is a sojourner in Gibeah, and the men of the place are Benjamites.
DARBYAnd 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.
BBENow when it was evening they saw an old man coming back from his work in the fields; he was from the hill-country of Ephraim and was living in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.
WebsterAnd, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who was also of mount Ephraim; and he dwelt in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjaminites.

What does Judges 19:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Jud 19:16-21. An Old Man Entertains Him at Gibeah.

16. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Judges 19:16 in the original Hebrew

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וְהִנֵּ֣ה\׀ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH376
זָקֵ֗ןza.KenoldH2205
בָּ֣אba'[was] comingH935
מִֽן\־min-fromH4480
מַעֲשֵׂ֤הוּma.'a.Se.huwork hisH4639
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
בָּעֶ֔רֶבba.'E.revin the eveningH6153
וְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'Ishand the manH376
מֵהַ֣רme.Har[was] from [the] hill country ofH2022
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
וְהוּא\־ve.hu'-and heH1931
גָ֖רgar[was] sojourningH1481
בַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'Ahin <the> GibeahH1390
וְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.Sheiand [the] men ofH582
הַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] Ben-H1145
יְמִינִֽי\׃ye.mi.NijaminitesH1145

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Cross references for Judges 19:16

  • Psalms 104:23

    Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

  • Proverbs 14:23

    In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

  • Psalms 128:2

    For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Judges 19:1

    And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth–lehem–judah.

  • Proverbs 24:27

    Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

  • Judges 19:14

    And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.

  • Genesis 3:19

    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:12

    The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Ecclesiastes 1:13

    And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

  • Proverbs 13:11

    Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Ephesians 4:28

    Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

    And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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his work.
Ge 3:19; Ps 104:23; 128:2; Pr 13:11; 14:23; 24:27; Ec 1:13; 5:12
Eph 4:28; 1Th 4:11,12; 2Th 3:10

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Context

  • Judges 19:15

    And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging.

  • Judges 19:16

    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.

  • Judges 19:17

    And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

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Judges 19:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y he aquí un hombre viejo, que á la tarde venía del campo de trabajar; el cual era del monte de Ephraim, y moraba como peregrino en Gabaa, pero los moradores de aquel lugar eran hijos de Benjamín.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et voici, sur le soir, un vieillard venait des champs, de son travail; et l’homme était de la montagne d’Éphraïm, et séjournait à Guibha; et les hommes du lieu étaient Benjaminites.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und siehe, ein alter Mann kam von seiner Arbeit, vom Felde, am Abend; und der Mann war vom Gebirge Ephraim, und er hielt sich in Gibea auf; die Leute des Ortes aber waren Benjaminiter.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ecce, apparuit homo senex, revertens de agro et de opere suo vesperi, qui et ipse de monte erat Ephraim, et peregrinus habitabat in Gabaa: homines autem regionis illius erant filii Jemini.