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At that time Israel did not have a king, so everyone did what seemed right.

There was a young man who was a Levite[a] from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah. He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live, and on his way he came to Micah’s house in the mountains of Ephraim.

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  1. 17:7 Levite The Levites were the only ones God had appointed as priests.

In those days Israel had no king;(A) everyone did as they saw fit.(B)

A young Levite(C) from Bethlehem in Judah,(D) who had been living within the clan of Judah, left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[a] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.

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  1. Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession