- no man:
- There was probably no inn, or house of public entertainment in this place; and therefore they could not have a lodging unless furnished by mere hospitality. But these Benjamites seem to have added to their other vices, avarice and inhospitality, like the inhabitants of Akoura in mount Lebanon, mentioned by Burckhardt. "And he saidª° unto¹ him, We¹ [are] passingª° from Bethlehemjudahªª¹ toward¹ the sideª of mountª Ephraim;ª from thence¹¹ [am] I:¹ and I went²°¹ to¹ Bethlehemjudah,ªª but I¹ [am now] goingª° to the houseª of the LORD;ª and there [is] no¹ manª that receivethª° me to house.ª" {Jdg 19:18} + "And he lift upª° his eyesª and looked,ª° and, lo,¹ threeª men²¹ stoodª° by¹ him: and when he sawª° [them], he ranª° to meetª° them from the tent² door,ª¹¹ and bowed²° himself¹ toward the ground,ª ... And he tookª° butter,ª and milk,ª and the calfªª which¹ he had dressed,ª° and setª° [it] before¹ them;² and he¹ stoodª° by¹ them under¹ the tree,ª and they did eat.ª°" {Gen 18:2-8} + "And he said,ª° Behold¹ now,¹ my lords,ª turn in,ª° I pray you,¹ into¹ your servant'sª house,ª and tarry all night,ª° and washª° your feet,ª and ye shall rise up early,ª° and goª° on your ways.ª And they said,ª° Nay;¹ but¹ we will abide²° in the street² all night.ª°¹ ... And he pressedª° upon them greatly;ª and they turned inª° unto¹ him, and enteredª° into¹ his house;ª and he madeª° them a feast,ª and did bakeª° unleavened bread,ª and they did eat.ª°" {Gen 19:2-3} + "Forª I was an hungred,ª° andª ye gaveª° meª meat:ª° I was thirsty,ª° andª ye gave²° me² drink:ª°¹ I wasª° a stranger,ª andª ye took²° me² in:ª°¹" {Mtt 25:35} + "I wasª° a stranger,ª andª ye took²° me² not² in:ª°¹¹ naked,ª andª ye clothedª° meª not:ª sick,ª andª inª prison,ª andª ye visitedª° meª not.ª" {Mtt 25:43} + "Be²° not² forgetfulª°¹ to entertain strangers:ª forª therebyªª someª have entertainedª° angelsª unawares.ª°" {Hbr 13:2}
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