Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but no stranger had to spend the night in the street, for my door was always open to the traveler— New Living Translation I have never turned away a stranger but have opened my doors to everyone. English Standard Version (the sojourner has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler), Berean Standard Bible but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler— King James Bible The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. New King James Version (But no sojourner had to lodge in the street, For I have opened my doors to the traveler); New American Standard Bible “The stranger has not spent the night outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. NASB 1995 “The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. NASB 1977 “The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler. Legacy Standard Bible The sojourner has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler— Amplified Bible “The stranger has not lodged in the street, Because I have opened my door to the traveler. Christian Standard Bible No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler. Holman Christian Standard Bible No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler. American Standard Version (The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller); Contemporary English Version and travelers were always welcome. English Revised Version The stranger did not lodge in the street; but I opened my doors to the traveller; GOD'S WORD® Translation (The visitor never spent the night outside, because I opened my door to the traveler.) Good News Translation I invited travelers into my home and never let them sleep in the streets. International Standard Version No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers." Majority Standard Bible but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler— NET Bible But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler-- New Heart English Bible (the foreigner has not lodged in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler); Webster's Bible Translation The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler. World English Bible (the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler); Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA stranger does not lodge in the street, "" I open my doors to the traveler. Young's Literal Translation In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open. Smith's Literal Translation The stranger shall not lodge without: I shall open my doors to the traveler. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller. Catholic Public Domain Version for the foreigner did not remain at the door, my door was open to the traveler; New American Bible No stranger lodged in the street, for I opened my door to wayfarers— New Revised Standard Version the stranger has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler— Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest); Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have not made a stranger lodge in the street and I opened my door to the wayfarer OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The stranger did not lodge in the street; My doors I opened to the roadside. Brenton Septuagint Translation for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:) Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job's Final Appeal…31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’— 32but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler— 33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,… Cross References Hebrews 13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, Romans 12:13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. 1 Peter 4:9 Show hospitality to one another without complaining. Genesis 18:1-8 Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. / And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. / “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. ... Genesis 19:1-3 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, / and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 1 Timothy 3:2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 1 Timothy 5:10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work. Luke 14:12-14 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. / But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. Acts 28:7 Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 2 Kings 4:8-10 One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.” Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Leviticus 19:34 You must treat the foreigner living among you as native-born and love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 10:18-19 He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. / So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Treasury of Scripture The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the travelers. The stranger Job 31:17,18 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; … Genesis 19:2,3 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night… Judges 19:15,20,21 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging… traveller. Jump to Previous Alien Always Door Doors Foreigner Journey Lodged Night Night's Open Opened Outside Pathway Rest Roadside Sojourner Spend Stranger Street Traveler Traveller WayfarerJump to Next Alien Always Door Doors Foreigner Journey Lodged Night Night's Open Opened Outside Pathway Rest Roadside Sojourner Spend Stranger Street Traveler Traveller WayfarerJob 31 1. Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several dutiesbut no stranger The term "stranger" in this context refers to someone who is not part of the immediate community or family, often a foreigner or traveler. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "נָכְרִי" (nokri), which denotes someone who is unfamiliar or from a different land. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern cultural emphasis on hospitality, where welcoming strangers was not only a social expectation but also a moral duty. The Bible frequently underscores the importance of caring for the stranger, as seen in Leviticus 19:34, which commands the Israelites to love the stranger as themselves. had to lodge on the street for my door has been open to the traveler Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew [but] noלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no stranger גֵּ֑ר (gêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner had to lodge יָלִ֣ין (yā·lîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate on the street, בַּ֭חוּץ (ba·ḥūṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors for my door דְּ֝לָתַ֗י (də·lā·ṯay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 1817: Something swinging, the valve of a, door has been open אֶפְתָּֽח׃ (’ep̄·tāḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve to the traveler— לָאֹ֥רַח (lā·’ō·raḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan Links Job 31:32 NIVJob 31:32 NLT Job 31:32 ESV Job 31:32 NASB Job 31:32 KJV Job 31:32 BibleApps.com Job 31:32 Biblia Paralela Job 31:32 Chinese Bible Job 31:32 French Bible Job 31:32 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 31:32 The foreigner has not lodged (Jb) |
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