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Judges 19:17

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?

KJV

Elevatisque oculis, vidit senex sedentem hominem cum sarcinulis suis in platea civitatis, et dixit ad eum : Unde venis ? et quo vadis ?

Vulgate

καὶ ἦρεν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδεν τὸν ὁδοιπόρον ἄνδρα ἐν τῇ πλατείᾳ τῆς πόλεως· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ πρεσβύτης Ποῦ πορεύῃ, καὶ πόθεν ἔρχῃ;

LXX

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?

ASV

וַ/יִּשָּׂ֣א עֵינָ֗י/ו וַ/יַּ֛רְא אֶת הָ/אִ֥ישׁ הָ/אֹרֵ֖חַ בִּ/רְחֹ֣ב הָ/עִ֑יר וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר הָ/אִ֧ישׁ הַ/זָּקֵ֛ן אָ֥נָה תֵלֵ֖ךְ וּ/מֵ/אַ֥יִן תָּבֽוֹא

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַ֣יִן
'yn
particle · 16×
אָ֣נָה
'nh
adverb · 43×
אֹרֵ֖חַ
'rch
verb · 5×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הָ
h
noun · 43×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 16:8 — And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
  • Gen 32:17 — And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?