Judges 19:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?””
A short, plain-language explanation of Judges 19:17 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the man, the traveller, in a broad place of the city, and the aged man saith, `Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 19:17 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 16:8“Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.
- Genesis 32:17He instructed the one in the lead, “When my brother Esau meets you and asks, ‘To whom do you belong, where are you going, and whose animals are these before you?’
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