Judges 19:18

Ephraim

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

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

¹⁹ Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

²⁰ And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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,
KJV: And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth-lehem-judah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.
WEB: He said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the LORD’s house; and there is no one who has taken me into his house.
ASV: And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.
DARBY: And he said to him, We are travelling from Bethlehem-Judah towards the further side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I; and I went to Bethlehem-Judah, and I have to do with the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that receives me into his house.
BLB: And he said to him, “We [are] passing from Bethlehem [in] Judah toward the far reaches of the hill country of Ephraim. I [am] from there, and I went to Bethlehem [in] Judah. I am going to the house of YHWH, and there [is] no man who will take me into his house.

ÅB: Han svarte: Vi kommer fra Betlehem i Juda og skal langt inn i Efra'im-fjellene; der er jeg fra, og derfra dro jeg til Betlehem i Juda; jeg er nå på veien til Herrens hus[^1], men det er ingen som vil ta meg inn i sitt hus.
OTB: 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.
B1930: Han svarte: Vi kommer fra Betlehem i Juda og skal langt inn i Efra'im-fjellene; der er jeg fra, og derfra drog jeg til Betlehem i Juda; jeg er nu på veien til Herrens hus, men det er ingen som vil ta mig inn i sitt hus. / < DMR 18, 31.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.
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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 burned.
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Psalms 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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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 the land was subdued before them.
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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 battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
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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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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 his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.
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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 and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
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