Judges 19:16-21

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁶ Just then, an old man was coming from his work in the field because it was evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, but he was living in Gibeah, though the men of that place were Benjaminites. ¹⁷ The old man looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where did you come from?”

¹⁸ The Levite said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem of Judah to a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there. I traveled as far as Bethlehem of Judah, and now I am going to the House of the Lord, but there is no one who will take me into his house. ¹⁹ We even have straw and fodder for our donkeys, and we also have enough bread and wine for me, for your servant my wife, and for the young man. We, your servants, are lacking nothing.”

²⁰ At this the old man said, “Peace be with you. Anything you lack will be my responsibility—only do not spend the night in the city square.” ²¹ So the old man brought the Levite to his house and fed the donkeys. He washed their feet, and they ate and drank together.