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I have opened my doors to the traveler),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The stranger did not lodge in the street: <i>but</i> I opened my doors to the traveller.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />(<i>But</i> no sojourner had to lodge in the street, <i>For</i> I have opened my doors to the traveler);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The stranger has not spent the night outside, <i>For</i> I have opened my doors to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The alien has not lodged outside, <i>For</i> I have opened my doors to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sojourner has not lodged outside, <i>For</i> I have opened my doors to the traveler—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The stranger has not lodged in the street, Because I have opened my door to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No stranger had to spend the night on the street, for I opened my door to the traveler. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(The sojourner hath not lodged in the street; But I have opened my doors to the traveller);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and travelers were always welcome. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The stranger did not lodge in the street; but I opened my doors to the traveller;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(The visitor never spent the night outside, because I opened my door to the traveler.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I invited travelers into my home and never let them sleep in the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />No stranger ever spent the night in the street, because I opened my doors to travelers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />but no stranger had to lodge on the street, for my door has been open to the traveler?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />(the foreigner has not lodged in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler); <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A stranger does not lodge in the street, "" I open my doors to the traveler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The stranger shall not lodge without: I shall open my doors to the traveler.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />for the foreigner did not remain at the door, my door was open to the traveler;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />No stranger lodged in the street, for I opened my door to wayfarers— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the stranger has not lodged in the street; I have opened my doors to the traveler—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the stranger I did not let lodge in the street, and I opened my door to the guest);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have not made a stranger lodge in the street and I opened my door to the wayfarer<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The stranger did not lodge in the street; My doors I opened to the roadside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for the stranger did not lodge without, and my door was opened to every one that came:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/31-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=4771" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/31.htm">Job's Final Appeal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’— <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but no</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: gêr (N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">stranger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3885.htm" title="3885: yā·lîn (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or liyn; a primitive root; to stop; by implication, to stay permanently; hence to be obstinate.">had to lodge</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ba·ḥūṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">on the street,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: də·lā·ṯay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">for my door</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: ’ep̄·tāḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">has been open</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: lā·’ō·raḥ (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">to the traveler—</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a></span><br />Show hospitality to one another without complaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1-8</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2</a></span><br />An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-12.htm">Luke 14:12-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Acts 28:7</a></span><br />Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18-19</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the travelers.</p><p class="hdg">The stranger</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-17.htm">Job 31:17,18</a></b></br> Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Genesis 19:2,3</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/19-15.htm">Judges 19:15,20,21</a></b></br> And they turned aside thither, to go in <i>and</i> to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for <i>there was</i> no man that took them into his house to lodging… </p><p class="hdg">traveller.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/19-15.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/27-10.htm">Always</a> <a href="/job/31-9.htm">Door</a> <a href="/job/3-10.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/job/19-15.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/job/16-22.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Night</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/job/29-19.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/29-23.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-10.htm">Pathway</a> <a href="/job/30-27.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/49-17.htm">Roadside</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-13.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/job/24-7.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/job/29-16.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/job/29-7.htm">Street</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-4.htm">Traveler</a> <a href="/job/22-7.htm">Traveller</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-4.htm">Wayfarer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/job/32-9.htm">Always</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Door</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Lodged</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Night</a> <a href="/job/39-9.htm">Night's</a> <a href="/job/32-20.htm">Open</a> <a href="/job/33-2.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Outside</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-28.htm">Pathway</a> <a href="/job/33-15.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Roadside</a> <a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/job/36-11.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/psalms/18-44.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Street</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Traveler</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-11.htm">Traveller</a> <a href="/judges/19-17.htm">Wayfarer</a><div class="vheading2">Job 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/31-1.htm">Job makes a solemn protestation of his integrity in several duties</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>but no stranger had to lodge on the street</b><br>This phrase highlights Job's commitment to hospitality, a virtue highly esteemed in ancient Near Eastern culture. In biblical times, providing shelter to strangers was not only a social expectation but also a moral duty. The Law of Moses emphasized care for the sojourner (<a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21</a>, <a href="/leviticus/19-34.htm">Leviticus 19:34</a>), reflecting God's concern for the vulnerable. Job's practice aligns with the broader biblical narrative that values kindness to strangers, as seen in the stories of Abraham (<a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18:1-8</a>) and Lot (<a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a>). This hospitality is a reflection of God's own welcoming nature and foreshadows the New Testament call to love one's neighbor (<a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a>).<p><b>for my door has been open to the traveler—</b><br>Job's open door symbolizes his willingness to provide refuge and safety, embodying the principle of generosity. In the ancient world, travelers often faced dangers and uncertainties, making the offer of shelter a significant act of compassion. This practice is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to show hospitality (<a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a>, <a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a>). Job's actions can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers rest and refuge to all who come to Him (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>). The open door also signifies the inclusivity of God's kingdom, where all are invited to partake in His grace and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, known for his immense suffering and unwavering faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/stranger/traveler.htm">Stranger/Traveler</a></b><br>Represents those who are not part of the immediate community or family, often in need of hospitality and care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/job's_household.htm">Job's Household</a></b><br>The setting where Job's acts of hospitality took place, reflecting his character and righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_gate.htm">The City Gate</a></b><br>In ancient times, the city gate was a place of gathering and judgment, where travelers might seek refuge if not welcomed into a home.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical text in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, justice, and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_hospitality.htm">The Call to Hospitality</a></b><br>Hospitality is a tangible expression of love and righteousness. Job's open door to the traveler exemplifies a heart aligned with God's values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>By welcoming strangers, believers reflect God's inclusive love and care for all people, demonstrating His character through their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_responsibility.htm">Community and Responsibility</a></b><br>The community of faith is called to be a place of refuge and support, where no one is left to fend for themselves on the street.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_generosity.htm">Practical Generosity</a></b><br>True generosity goes beyond financial giving; it includes opening our homes and lives to those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Job's example challenges believers to live out their faith through concrete actions that demonstrate God's love to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_others_treat_you.htm">How would you want others to treat you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_31_curses_compare_to_nt_mercy.htm">How do Job's self-imposed curses in Job 31 compare with New Testament passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_21_29-31_admire_the_wicked.htm">In Job 21:29-31, why does the community seem to uphold or admire the wicked instead of condemning them, and how does this align with other biblical portrayals of evildoers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">I opened my doors to the traveller.</span>--The manners of <a href="/context/genesis/19-2.htm" title="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 you shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, No; but we will abide in the street all night.">Genesis 19:2-3</a>, <a href="/context/judges/19-20.htm" title="And the old man said, Peace be with you; howsoever let all your wants lie on me; only lodge not in the street.">Judges 19:20-21</a>, if not the incidents there recorded, are here implied. "The traveller" is literally <span class= "ital">the road </span>or <span class= "ital">way: i.e., </span>the wayfarer.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The stranger did not lodge in the street</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I did not suffer any stranger who came under my notice to lodge in the street, but, like Abraham (<a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2-8</a>), went out to him, and invited him in, to partake of my hospitality." This is still the practice of Arab sheikhs in Syria, Palestine, and the adjacent countries (see Dr. Cunningham Geikie's 'Holy Land and the Bible,' vol. 1. p. 283). <span class="cmt_word">But I opened my doors to the traveller</span>; literally, <span class="accented">to the way</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "my house gave on the street, and I kept my house door open." Compare the Mishna, "Let thy house be open to the street" ('Pirke Aboth,' § 5). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/31-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[but] no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stranger</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had to lodge</span><br /><span class="heb">יָלִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(yā·lîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3885.htm">Strong's 3885: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the street,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֭חוּץ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for my door</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּ֝לָתַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(də·lā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been open</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְתָּֽח׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the traveler—</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאֹ֥רַח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/31-32.htm">Job 31:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/31-32.htm">OT Poetry: Job 31:32 The foreigner has not lodged (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/31-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 31:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 31:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/31-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 31:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 31:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>