Judges 17:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite residing there.(A) 8 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. 9 “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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Judges 17:7-9
New International Version
7 A young Levite(A) from Bethlehem in Judah,(B) who had been living within the clan of Judah, 8 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.
9 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.”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
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