16And, 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.
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Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-21)Though there as not one of Gibeah, yet it proved there was one in Gibeah, that showed some civility to this distressed Levite, who was glad that any one took notice of him. It was strange that some of those wicked people, who, when it was dark, designed so ill to him and his concubine, did not, under pretence of kindness, invite them in, that they might have a fairer opportunity of perpetrating th…
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