Judges 19:18
Common English Bible
18 “We’re traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the far corners of the Ephraim highlands,” he replied to the old man. “That’s where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m heading to my home.[a] But no one has offered to take me in tonight.
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- Judges 19:18 LXX; MT to the Lord’s house
Judges 19:18
Contemporary English Version
18 “We've come from Bethlehem in Judah,” the Levite answered. “We went there on a visit. Now we're going to the place where the Lord is worshiped, and later we will return to our home in the hill country of Ephraim. But no one here will let us spend the night[a] in their home.
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- 19.18 spend the night: People usually considered it a duty to ask travelers to spend the night in their homes, since there were often no other places to stay.
Judges 19:18
Living Bible
18 “We’re on the way home from Bethlehem, in Judah,” the man replied. “I live on the far edge of the Ephraim hill country, near Shiloh. But no one has taken us in for the night,
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Judges 19:18
Easy-to-Read Version
18 The Levite answered, “We have come from Bethlehem in Judah, where I went for a visit. Now I am on my way home,[a] which is a long way into the hill country of Ephraim. I expected that someone here would invite us in for the night, but no one has.
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- Judges 19:18 home This is from the ancient Greek version, which has “to my house.” The standard Hebrew text has “to the Lord’s house.”
Judges 19:18
New Living Translation
18 “We have been in Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “We are on our way to a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim, which is my home. I traveled to Bethlehem, and now I’m returning home.[a] But no one has taken us in for the night,
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