Judges 17:7 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 17:7

And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.

KJV

And there was a young man out of Beth–lehem–judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Hebrew words for “he sojourned there” are, שׁם גר gêr shām, which words are used Jdg 18:30 in the genealogy of this young Levite, whose name was “Jonathan, the son of Gershom” (גרשׁם gêreshôm). Hence, some read here, “the son of Gershom.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Bethlehem-judah - So called here, as Matt. ii, 1, 5, to difference it from Bethlehem in Zebulun. There he was born and bred. Of Judah - That is, of or belonging to the tribe of Judah; not by birth, for he was a Levite; but by his habitation and ministration.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִי־	vay.hi-	and he was	H1961 →
נַ֗עַר	Na.'ar	a young man	H5288 →
מִבֵּ֥ית	mi.Beit	from Beth-	H1035 →
לֶ֙חֶם֙	le.chem	-lehem	H1035 →
יְהוּדָ֔ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת	mi.mish.Pa.chat	from [the] tribe of	H4940 →
יְהוּדָ֑ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
וְה֥וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
לֵוִ֖י	le.Vi	[was] a Levite	H3881 →
וְה֥וּא	ve.Hu'	and he	H1931 →
גָֽר־	gar-	[was] sojourning	H1481 →
שָֽׁם׃	Sham	there	H8033 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
leads to
- John 7:42
  Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Luke 1:31–33
  Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
- Isaiah 9:6–7
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
Through
Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
leads to
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
- Luke 2:4–7
  So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Luke 2:11
  Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Psalms 72:9–12
  May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

About Judges

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Judges