Judges 19 · Verse 18

Judges 19:18

And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
Judges 19:18, King James Version

Judges 19:18 in other translations

BSBThe Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
WEBHe said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the LORD’s house; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.
ASVAnd he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am now going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.
YLTAnd he saith unto him, ‘We are passing over from Beth-Lehem-Judah unto the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim--thence I am, and I go unto Beth-Lehem-Judah; and to the house of Jehovah I am going, and there is no man gathering me into the house,
DARBYAnd he said to him, We are travelling from Bethlehem-Judah towards the further side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Bethlehem-Judah, and I have to do with the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that receives me into his house.
BBEAnd he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.
WebsterAnd he said to him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-Judah towards the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me into his house.

Judges 19:18 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413
עֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.Rim[are] passingH5674
אֲנַ֜חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587
מִבֵּֽית\־mi.beit-from Beth-H1035
לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem-lehemH1035
יְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
יַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.Tei[the] remotest parts ofH3411
הַר\־har-[the] hill country ofH2022
אֶפְרַיִם֒'ef.ra.YimEphraimH669
מִשָּׁ֣םmi.Sham[am] from thereH8033
אָנֹ֔כִי'a.No.khiIH595
וָאֵלֵ֕ךְva.'e.Lekhand I wentH1980
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
בֵּ֥יתbeitBeth-H1035
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem-lehemH1035
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בֵּ֤יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
הֹלֵ֔ךְho.Lekh[am] goingH1980
וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand notH369
אִ֔ישׁ'IshanyoneH376
מְאַסֵּ֥ףme.'a.Sef[was] receivingH622
אוֹתִ֖י'o.Ti<obj.> meH853
הַבָּֽיְתָה\׃ha.Ba.ye.tahthe house towardsH1004

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Cross references for Judges 19:18

  • Judges 18:31

    And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

  • John 15:6

    If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  • Psalms 26:9

    Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

  • Joshua 18:1

    And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

  • Judges 20:18

    And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.

  • 1 Samuel 1:7

    And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.

  • Judges 19:5

    And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel’s father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

  • 1 Samuel 1:3

    And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am now.The LXX. read, [eis ton oikon mou ego poreuomai:] "I am going to my own house;" which is probably the true reading, as we find (ver. 29) that he really went home; yet he might have gone previously to Shiloh, or to "the house of the Lord," because that was also in mount Ephraim.
the house.
18:31; 20:18; Jos 18:1; 1Sa 1:3,7
receiveth. Heb. gathereth.
5; Ps 26:9; Joh 15:6

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Context

  • 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?

  • Judges 19:18

    And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

  • Judges 19:19

    Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

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Judges 19:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él respondió: Pasamos de Beth-lehem de Judá á los lados del monte de Ephraim, de donde yo soy; y partí hasta Beth-lehem de Judá; y voy á la casa de Jehová, y no hay quien me reciba en casa,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il lui dit: Nous passons de Bethléhem de Juda vers le fond de la montagne d’Éphraïm; je suis de là, et je suis allé à Bethléhem de Juda, et j’ai à faire avec la maison de l’ Éternel; et il n’y a personne qui me reçoive dans sa maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu ihm: Wir reisen von Bethlehem-Juda nach der äußersten Seite des Gebirges Ephraim; von dort bin ich her, und ich bin nach Bethlehem-Juda gegangen, und ich wandle mit dem Hause Jehovas; und niemand ist, der mich in sein Haus aufnimmt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui respondit ei: Profecti sumus de Bethlehem Juda, et pergimus ad locum nostrum, qui est in latere montis Ephraim, unde ieramus in Bethlehem: et nunc vadimus ad domum Dei, nullusque sub tectum suum nos vult recipere,