Judges 17:7
“¶ And there was a young man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the family of Iudah, who was a Leuite, and he soiourned there.”
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Judges 17:7 Context
5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an Ephod, and Teraphim, and consecrated one of his sonnes, who became his Priest. 6In those dayes there was no king in Israel, but euery man did that which was right in his owne eyes. 7¶ And there was a young man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the family of Iudah, who was a Leuite, and he soiourned there. 8And the man departed out of the citie from Bethlehem Iudah, to soiourne where he could finde a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he iourneyed. 9And Micah said vnto him, Whence commest thou? And he said vnto him, I am a Leuite, of Bethlehem Iudah, and I goe to soiourne where I may finde a place.
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And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who [was] a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- King James Version
Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was not a townsman of the place.
- Basic English Bible
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Darby Bible
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Webster's Bible
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
- World English Bible
And there is a young man of Beth-Lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and he [is] a Levite, and he [is] a sojourner there.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem in Judah--in the family of Judah--who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was not a townsman of the place.
- Basic English Bible
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Darby Bible
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Webster's Bible
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
- World English Bible
And there is a young man of Beth-Lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and he [is] a Levite, and he [is] a sojourner there.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem in Judah--in the family of Judah--who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Judges 17:7
17:7 Bethlehem - judah - So called here, as #Matt 2:1|,5, to difference it from Bethlehem in Zebulun. There he was born and bred. Of Judah - That is, of or belonging to the tribe of Judah; not by birth, for he was a Levite; but by his habitation and ministration. For the Levites were dispersed among all the tribes; and this man's lot fell into the tribe of Judah. Sojourned - So he expresseth it, because this was not the proper place of his abode, this being no Levitical city.