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There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite residing there.(A) The man set out from the city, Bethlehem of Judah, to take up residence wherever he could find a place. On his journey he came into the mountain region of Ephraim as far as the house of Micah. “Where do you come from?” Micah asked him. He answered him, “I am a Levite, from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to take up residence wherever I can find a place.”

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A young Levite(A) from Bethlehem in Judah,(B) 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.

Micah asked him, “Where are you from?”

“I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,(C)” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”

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Footnotes

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