16 And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, and the man was of mount Ephraim, but dwelt in Gibeah: and the men of the place were the children of [a]Jemini.

17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a [b]wayfaring man in the streets of the city: then this old man said, Whither goest thou, and whence camest thou?

18 And he answered him, We came from Bethlehem Judah, unto the side of mount Ephraim: from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehem Judah, and go now to the [c]house of the Lord: and no man receiveth me to house,

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  1. Judges 19:16 That is, of the tribe of Benjamin.
  2. Judges 19:17 Or, a man walking.
  3. Judges 19:18 To Shiloh of Mizpah where the Ark was.

16 That evening(A) an old man from the hill country of Ephraim,(B) who was living in Gibeah (the inhabitants of the place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the fields. 17 When he looked and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”(C)

18 He answered, “We are on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim where I live. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going to the house of the Lord.[a](D) No one has taken me in for the night.

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  1. Judges 19:18 Hebrew, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum; Septuagint going home