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Dommerne 19,16

EphraimGibeah
The stranger and outcast

14 Så fortsatte de på vei, og solen gikk ned da de nærmet seg Gibea i Benjamin.

15 De stoppet for å tilbringe natten i Gibea. De satte seg på torget i byen, men ingen tilbød dem gjestfrihet.

Den kvelden kom en gammel mann inn fra sitt arbeid på markene. Han var fra fjellandet i Efraim og bodde i Gibea, selv om folket der var benjaminitter.

17 Da han så den reisende på torget i byen, spurte den gamle mannen: "Hvor skal du og hvor kommer du fra?"

18 Han svarte: "Vi reiser fra Betlehem i Juda til et avsidesliggende område i fjellandet i Efraim, hvor jeg bor. Jeg har vært i Betlehem, og nå skal jeg til Herrens hus. Ingen har tatt oss inn for natten.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
Behold, an old man came from his work out of the field at evening. Now the man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he lived in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.
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.
DARBY
And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even; and the man was of mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjaminites.
BLB
And behold, an old man came in from his work in the field at the evening. And the man [was] from the mountains of Ephraim, and he was staying in Gibeah, and the men of the place [were] Benjamites.
ÅB
Da kom det ut på kvelden en gammel mann hjem fra sitt arbeid på marken. Mannen var fra Efra'im-fjellet og oppholdt seg som fremmed i Gibea; men folket der på stedet var benjaminitter.
OTB
Den kvelden kom en gammel mann inn fra sitt arbeid på markene. Han var fra fjellandet i Efraim og bodde i Gibea, selv om folket der var benjaminitter.
B1930
Da kom det ut på aftenen en gammel mann hjem fra sitt arbeid på marken. Mannen var fra Efra'im-fjellet og opholdt sig som fremmed i Gibea; men folket der på stedet var benjaminitter.

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