Discovery BoxJudges 17:7 
Context17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem 1 in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. 2
Judges 17:9
Context17:9 Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a new place to live.” 3
Judges 19:2
Context19:2 However, she 4 got angry at him 5 and went home 6 to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. When she had been there four months,
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
2 tn Heb “There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the tribe of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was temporarily residing there.”
3 tn Heb “And I am going to reside in a place I can find.”
4 tn Heb “and his concubine.” The pronoun (“she”) has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Or “was unfaithful to him.” Many have understood the Hebrew verb וַתִּזְנֶה (vattizneh) as being from זָנָה (zanah, “to be a prostitute”), but it may be derived from a root meaning “to be angry; to hate” attested in Akkadian (see HALOT 275 s.v. II זנה).
6 tn Heb “went from him.”
