Discovery BoxJudges 19:18 
Context19:18 The Levite 1 said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem 2 in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. 3 But no one has invited me into their home.
Judges 17:8
Context17:8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house. 4
Judges 19:1
ContextSodom and Gomorrah Revisited
19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite 5 living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine 6 from Bethlehem 7 in Judah.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
3 tn Heb “I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but [to] the house of the LORD I am going.” The Hebrew text has “house of the LORD,” which might refer to the shrine at Shiloh. The LXX reads “to my house.”
4 tn Heb “He came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, making his way.”
5 tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”
