Judges

Judges 17:7–9

⁷And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah. ⁸This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.

⁹“Where are you from?” Micah asked him.

“I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”

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Judges 17:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And there was	וַיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a young	נַ֗עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Levite	לֵוִ֖י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3881 Levite
from Bethlehem	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
in Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
who	וְה֥וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had been residing	גָֽר־	ḡār-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
within the clan	מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת	mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

Judges 17:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This man	הָאִ֜ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
left	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
the city	מֵהָעִ֗יר	mê·hā·‘îr	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
of Bethlehem	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
in Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
to settle	לָג֖וּר	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
where	בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ba·’ă·šer	Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he could find	יִמְצָ֑א	yim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
And as he traveled	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
he came	וַיָּבֹ֧א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Micah’s	מִיכָ֖ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
in the hill country	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֛יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim

Judges 17:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
are you from	תָּב֑וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Micah	מִיכָ֖ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
asked	וַיֹּאמֶר־	way·yō·mer-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
I	אָנֹ֗כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am a Levite	לֵוִ֣י	lê·wî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3881 Levite
from Bethlehem	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
in Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
he replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and I	וְאָנֹכִ֣י	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am on my way	הֹלֵ֔ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to settle	לָג֖וּר	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
wherever	בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ba·’ă·šer	Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I can find a place	אֶמְצָֽא׃	’em·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find

Cross-references

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Judges 17:7 Micah 5:2 · Ruth 1:1–2 · Matthew 2:1 · Matthew 2:5–6

Judges 17:8 Joshua 24:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.