Hakim-hakim 19:16

19:16 But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. ¹  The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah. (The residents of the town were Benjaminites.) ² 

Hakim-hakim 19:18

19:18 The Levite ³  said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem ⁴  in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. ⁵  But no one has invited me into their home.

[19:16]  ¹ tn Heb “And look, an old man was coming from his work, from the field in the evening.”

[19:16]  ² tn Heb “And the men of the place were Benjaminites.”

[19:18]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[19:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but [to] the house of the LORD I am going.” The Hebrew text has “house of the LORD,” which might refer to the shrine at Shiloh. The LXX reads “to my house.”