JUDGES 19:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“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?”
And the old man lifted up his eyes and saw the wayfarer in the square of the city; and the old man said: 'Where are you going? And whence do you come?' (וַיִּשָּׂא הַזָּקֵן אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־אִישׁ הַמַּסַּע בִּרְחוֹב־הָעִיר וַיֹּאמֶר הַזָּקֵן אָנָה תֵלֵךְ וְאַיִּה בָאתָ) — the old man initiates conversation with the Levite party, asking where they are going and whence they come. His greeting is courteous and the traditional opening to hospitality negotiation. His age and experience suggest that he understands both hospitality obligations and the dangers that strangers face in an unwelcoming city.
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