Judges 19:18

And he said unto him—We, are passing along, from Bethlehem-judah, unto the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, whence I am, but I have been as far as Bethlehem-judah, and now, unto the house of Yahweh, am I going, and there is no one minded to take me into a house.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17So he lifted up his eyes, and saw a wayfaring man in the broadway of the city,—and the old man said—Whither goest thou? and from whence hast thou come?

19Nevertheless, straw and fodder too, is there for our asses, yea moreover, bread and wine, there are for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants,—there is lack, of nothing.

Read all of Judges 19

Cross References

Joshua 18:1Then were gathered together all the assembly of the sons of Israel at Shiloh, and they set up there, the tent of meeting,—the land, having been subdued before them.

Judges 19:5And it came to pass, on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, and gat up to go, that the father of the damsel said unto his son-in-law,—Stay thy heart with a morsel of bread, and, afterwards, ye shall go your way.

1 Samuel 1:3So then that man went up, out of his city, from time to time, to worship and to sacrifice unto Yahweh of hosts, in Shiloh,—and, there, were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Yahweh.

Psalms 26:9Do not remove, with sinners, my soul, nor, with men of bloodshed, my life;

John 15:6If one abide not me, he is cast out as the branch, and withered, and they gather them,—and, into fire, they cast them, and they are burned.

Matthew Henry on Judges 19:17-22

The Levite Entertained at Gibeah. ( b. c. 1410.) 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? 18 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… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Judges 19:18