Judges 19:18

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
passing	עֹבְרִ֨ים 'oe.Rim	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
Beth-lehem-judah	מִבֵּֽית mi.beit-	H1035	Beth-Lechem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
side	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י yar.ke.Tei	H3411	properly · noun, common feminine dual construct
mount	הַר har-	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Ephraim	אֶפְרַיִם֒ 'ef.ra.Yim	H669	Ephrajim · proper noun, a man's name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
Beth-lehem-judah	לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem	H1035	Beth-Lechem · proper noun, a place name
going	וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ va.'e.Lekh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular
house	בֵּ֤ית beit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
man	אִ֔ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
receiveth	מְאַסֵּ֥ף me.'a.Sef	H622	to gather for any purpose · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
house	הַבָּֽיְתָה ha.Ba.ye.tah	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute + directional suffix

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Cross-references

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.
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…
Psalms 26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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 burn…
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 hi…
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…
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 an…
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.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:16-21

Though there as not one of Gibeah, yet it proved there was one in Gibeah, that showed some civility to this distressed Levite, who was glad that any one took notice of him. It was strange that some of those wicked people, who, when it was dark, designed so ill to him and his concubine, did not, under pretence of kindness, invite them in, that they might have a fairer opportunity of perpetrating their villany; but either they had not wit enough to be so designing, or not wickedness enough to be so deceiving. Or, perhaps, none of them separately thought of such a wickedness, till in the black and dark night they got together to contrive what mischief they should do. Bad people in confederacy m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:16

AN OLD MAN ENTERTAINS HIM AT GIBEAH. (Jdg 19:16-21) 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.

John Gill on Judges 19:18

And he said unto him, we are passing from Bethlehemjudah,.... He answers to his last question first, for this was the place from whence they came: towards the side of Mount Ephraim: thither they were going, which is an answer to the first question: and then adds, which is more than what was requested: from thence am I; that is, he was an inhabitant of a city on one side of Mount Ephraim, but what that city was, he says not, nor is it elsewhere said: and I went to Bethlehemjudah; on what account he does not declare, but the above narrative clearly shows for what reason he went thither: but I am now going to the house of the Lord; that is, the tabernacle in Shiloh, there he proposed to go…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:15–end

And they turned aside thither to pass the night in Gibeah; and he (the Levite) remained in the market-place of the town, as no one received them into his house to pass the night. Jdg 19:16-19 Behold, there came an old man from the field, who was of the mountains of Ephraim, and dwelt as a stranger in Gibeah, the inhabitants of which were Benjaminites (as is observed here, as a preliminary introduction to the account which follows). When he saw the traveller in the market-place of the town, he asked him whither he was going and whence he came; and when he had heard the particulars concerning his descent and his journey, he received him into his house. ואת־בּית י הלך אני (Jdg 19:18), "and I wa…

The Church Fathers

On his answering that he was traveling and was making for Mount Ephraim and that there was no one to take him in, the old man offered him hospitality and prepared a meal.
— Ambrose of Milan, On the Duties of the Clergy 3.19.113

He answered, "I came from Bethlehem of Judah, I am going to Mount Ephrem, and my wife is here with me. But I have learned that there is no one here to give hospitality and provide us a chance to rest." He needed no food or drink for himself nor food for his flock, but they had been refused the hospitality of shelter. They had everything; only a bare lodging was needed. To this the old man kindly and calmly said, "Peace to you! Come in as my guest and fellow citizen, for I am also from the region of Mount Ephrem, and here is a lodging place; someone who lived here a long time laid its foundations." Having received them into his home, he attentively and carefully provided for his guests and entertained them.
— Ambrose of Milan, LETTER 33

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Dictionary and topics

Benjamin, The Tribe Of — The contrast between the warlike character of the tribe and the peaceful image of its progenitor comes out in many scattered notices. Benjamin was the only tribe which seems to have pursued archery…
Gibeah — A hill or hill-town, “of Benjamin” (1 Sam. 13:15), better known as “Gibeah of Saul” (11:4; Isa. 10:29). It was here that the terrible outrage was committed on the Levite’s concubine which led to the…
Micah — A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of…
Wolf — Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob’s prophecy, “Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf” (Gen. 49:27), represents the warlike character of that tribe…
Beneficence · .The old man of Gibeah — .The old man of Gibeah
Bethlehem · 1. A city — 1. A city
Church · HOUSE OF THE LOR — HOUSE OF THE LOR
Gibeah · .The people’s wickedness — .The people’s wickedness
Hospitality · .Man of Gibeah to the Levite — .Man of Gibeah to the Levite

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:16-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:16

John Gill on Judges 19:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:15–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:16-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 19:16

John Gill on Judges 19:18

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 19:15–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Rashi on Judges 19:18