Judges 17:7
“And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah,.... As there were two Bethlehems, one in the tribe of Zebulun, Jos…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The Hebrew words for “he sojourned there” are, שׁם גר gêr shām, which words are used Jdg 18:30 in the genealogy of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 17:7-13
We have here an account of Micah's furnishing himself with a Levite for his chaplain, either thinking his son, because…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a young man … sojourned there i.e. in the neighbourhood of Micah's house. Technically the word sojourner(Hebr. gçr)…
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