Judges 19:18 meaning and explanation
The Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home,
Judges 19:18, Berean Standard Bible
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The Levite answers the old man's question in the city square of Gibeah, explaining his journey from Bethlehem in Judah back toward the hill country of Ephraim. His words about going to the house of the LORD are puzzling, since the ark and tabernacle were elsewhere, and some translations read that he was simply going home.
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