Discovery BoxJudges 19:18-21 
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. 19:19 We have enough straw and grain for our donkeys, and there is enough food and wine for me, your female servant, 4 and the young man who is with your servants. 5 We lack nothing.” 19:20 The old man said, “Everything is just fine! 6 I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.” 19:21 So he brought him to his house and fed the donkeys. They washed their feet and had a meal. 7
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 By calling his concubine the old man’s “female servant,” the Levite emphasizes their dependence on him for shelter.
5 tc Some Hebrew
6 tn Heb “Peace to you.”
7 tn Heb “ate and drank.”
