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Judges 19:17

19:16 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.
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?

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He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”

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 when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Where go you? and from where come you?

19:18 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. receiveth: Heb. gathereth

What does Judges 19:17 mean?

Judges 19:17 is a verse in the book of Judges, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ), עַיִן (ʻayin), רָאָה (râʼâh). It connects to 1 cross-referenced passage elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
when
he
had
lifted
upנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
his
eyes,עַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
he
sawרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
a
wayfaringאָרַחʼârach/aw-rakh'/H732to travel
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
in
the
streetרְחֹבrᵉchôb/rekh-obe'/H7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
of
the
city:עִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
and
the
oldזָקֵןzâqên/zaw-kane'/H2205old
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
Whither
goestיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
thou?
and
whenceאַיִןʼayin/ah-yin'/H370where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)
comestבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
thou?

Commentary on Judges 19:17

HENRY_FULL · Judges 19:17
In this chapter we have, I. Jephthah's rencounter with the Ephraimites, and the blood shed on that unhappy occasion ( ver. 1-6 ), and the conclusion of Jephthah's life and government, ver. 7 . II. A short account of three other of the judges of Israel: Ibzan ( ver. 8-10 ), Elon ( ver. 11, 12 ), Abdon, ver. 13-15 . Displeasure

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Judges 11:12

And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

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Genesis 13:10

And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

Genesis 13:14

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Genesis 18:2

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Genesis 11:5

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Genesis 16:4

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Genesis 18:24

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

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What does Judges 19:17 say?

Judges 19:17 (King James Version) reads: "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?"

Is Judges 19:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Judges 19:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Judges.

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