Judges 19:17

“And he lifted up his eyes and saw the man, the traveler, in the square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?””

Judges 19:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 19:17, word by word

And he lifted upיִּשָּׂאyisa

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “yisa” appears
his eyesעֵינָיenay

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “enay” appears
and sawיַּרְאyar

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “yar” appears
the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
the travelerאֹרֵחַoreach

travel

Travel, be on the road; "the traveler" is one who is passing through.

Where else “oreach” appears
in the squareרְחֹבrechov

square

Square: the open space of a town.

Where else “rechov” appears
of the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
and the oldזָּקֵןzaken

old

A person of many years.

Where else “zaken” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
“Whereאָנָהana

where to?

Where? To where?; "how long?"

Where else “ana” appears
are you goingתֵלֵךְtelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “telech” appears
and whereאַיִןayin

where from?

Where from? From what place?

Where else “ayin” appears
do you come fromתָּבוֹאtavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “tavo” appears

The context

16And look, an old man was coming from his work from the field in the evening. The man was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was residing as an alien in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjaminites.

17 · This verse (above)

18And he said to him, “We are passing from Bethlehem of Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim; from there I am. I went to Bethlehem of Judah, and I am going to the house of YHWH, and there is no one taking me into the house.

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