17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a [a]wayfaring man in the streets of the city: then this old man said, Whither goest thou, and whence camest thou?

18 And he answered him, We came from Bethlehem Judah, unto the side of mount Ephraim: from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehem Judah, and go now to the [b]house of the Lord: and no man receiveth me to house,

19 Although we have straw and provender for our asses, and also bread and wine for me and thine handmaid, and for the boy that is with thy servant: we lack nothing.

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  1. Judges 19:17 Or, a man walking.
  2. Judges 19:18 To Shiloh of Mizpah where the Ark was.

17 When he looked and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going? Where did you come from?”(A)

18 He answered, “We are on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim where I live. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah and now I am going to the house of the Lord.[a](B) No one has taken me in for the night. 19 We have both straw and fodder(C) for our donkeys(D) and bread and wine(E) for ourselves your servants—me, the woman and the young man with us. We don’t need anything.”

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  1. Judges 19:18 Hebrew, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum; Septuagint going home