Judges 19:18-20
Expanded Bible
18 The Levite answered, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to my home in a remote area of the ·mountains [hill country] of Ephraim. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the ·Holy Tent [L House] of the Lord [C probably the shrine at Shiloh; 18:31; Josh. 18:1].[a] No one has invited me to stay in his house. 19 We already have straw and food for our donkeys and bread and wine for me, ·the young woman [L your maidservant], and my ·servant [L the young man with your servants; C politely referring to himself and his servants as the old man’s servants]. We don’t need anything.”
20 The old man said, “You are welcome to stay at my house. Let me give you anything you need, but don’t spend the night in the public square.”
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- Judges 19:18 going to the Holy Tent of the Lord Some Greek copies read “going home.”
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