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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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  1. 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.

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