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NET Bible
There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah.
New American Standard Bible
Now there was a young man from
King James Version
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Holman Bible
There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who resided within the clan of Judah.
International Standard Version
A young male descendant of Levi happened to be visiting there from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah.
A Conservative Version
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
American Standard Version
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
Amplified
Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the family [of the tribe] of Judah, who was a
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will be a youth from the House of Bread, of Judah, from the families of Judah, and he a Levite, and he sojourned there.
King James 2000
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah; he [was] a Levite and [was] dwelling as a foreigner there.
Modern King James verseion
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah of the family of Judah, and he was a Levite. And he stayed there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, and out of the kindreds of Judah: which young man was a Levite and sojourned there.
New Heart English Bible
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
The Emphasized Bible
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem-judah, of the family of Judah, - he, being a Levite, and, he, being a sojourner there.
Webster
And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
World English Bible
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » And beth-lehem-judah
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 17:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah Hires A Professional
6 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right. 7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. 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.
Cross References
Ruth 1:1-2
During the time of the judges there was a famine in the land of Judah. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah went to live as a resident foreigner in the region of Moab, along with his wife and two sons.
Micah 5:2
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
Matthew 2:5-6
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:
Genesis 35:19
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
Joshua 19:15
Their territory included Kattah, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem; in all they had twelve cities and their towns.
Judges 19:1-2
In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.