Judges 19:16
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְהִנֵּה׀vehinehand there!H2009אִישׁ'isha manH376זָקֵןzakenoldH2205בָּאba'[was] comingH935מִן־min-fromH4480מַעֲשֵׂהוּma'asehuwork hisH4639מִן־min-fromH4480הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704בָּעֶרֶבba'erevin the eveningH6153וְהָאִישׁveha'ishand the manH376מֵהַרmehar[was] from [the] hill country ofH2022אֶפְרַיִם'efrayimEphraimH669וְהוּא־vehu'-and heH1931גָרgar[was] sojourningH1481בַּגִּבְעָהbagiv'ahin <the> GibeahH1390וְאַנְשֵׁיve'ansheiand [the] men ofH582הַמָּקוֹםhamakomthe placeH4725בְּנֵיbenei[were] Ben-H1145יְמִינִי׃yeminijaminitesH1145
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 104:23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
- Judges 19:1And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth–lehem–judah.Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
- Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Psalm 128:2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
- Judges 19:14And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.So they continued on their journey, and the sun set as they neared Gibeah in Benjamin.
- Ecclesiastes 5:12The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11-1211 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you. 12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
- Proverbs 24:27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
- Ecclesiastes 1:13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
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People and places
People: Ephraim
Places: Gibeah