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Judges 19:15

Gibeah
The stranger and outcast

13 He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

14 So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.

They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.

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.

17 When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”

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BSB
They stopped to go in and lodge in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one would take them into his home for the night.
KJV
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.
WEB
They went over there, to go in to stay in Gibeah. He went in, and sat down in the street of the city; for there was no one who took them into his house to stay.
ASV
And they turned aside thither, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man that took them into his house to lodge.
DARBY
And they turned aside thither, to go in, to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in, and sat down in the open place of the city; and there was no one that received him into his house to pass the night.
BLB
And they turned aside there to go in to lodge in Gibeah. And he went in and he sat down in the open square of the city, for no one would take them into the house to spend the night.
ÅB
Der bøyde de av for å gå inn i Gibea og bli der natten over. Da han kom inn i byen, ble han på gaten, for det var ingen som ville ta dem inn i sitt hus for natten.
OTB
De stoppet for å tilbringe natten i Gibea. De satte seg på torget i byen, men ingen tilbød dem gjestfrihet.
B1930
Der bøide de av for å gå inn i Gibea og bli der natten over. Da han kom inn i byen, blev han på gaten, for det var ingen som vilde ta dem inn i sitt hus for natten.

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  • Hebrews 13:2

    Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

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  • Judges 19:18

    The 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,

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  • Matthew 25:43

    I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’

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  • Matthew 25:35

    For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

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  • Genesis 18:2–8

    And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

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  • Genesis 19:2–3

    and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.”

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