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Judges 19:16

That 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.

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ASV

And, 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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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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Hosea 9:9They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.Judges 19:1Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.Psalms 104:23Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.Proverbs 14:23There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”Genesis 3:19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”Proverbs 13:11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.1 Thessalonians 4:11–12and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.Proverbs 24:27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.Judges 19:14So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.Ecclesiastes 1:13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!2 Chronicles 13:2and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

About Judges

A Levite Finds a Woman's Corpse — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
A Levite Finds a Woman's Corpse — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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