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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said to_him/it [are]_passing we from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to the_remotest_parts of_the_hill_country of_ʼEfrayim from_there I and_went to house_of food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_house of_YHWH I [am]_going and_no anyone [who_was]_receiving DOM_me the_house_into.
OET (OET-RV) “We’re passing through from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” the Levite replied. “Going to the remote parts of the Efraimite hill country where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem, and I’m going to Shiloh where Yahweh’s house is. However, no one here has invited us into their home.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
QUOTE_NOT_FOUND: to the flanks of the hill country of Ephraim
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it passing we from, food/grain/bread Yehuda until remote_parts hill_country ʼEfrayim from=there I and,went until house_of food/grain/bread Yehuda and=DOM house_of YHWH I going and,no (a)_man taken DOM,me the,house,into )
See how you translated the same expression in 19:1.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
QUOTE_NOT_FOUND: and I {am} going {to} the house of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it passing we from, food/grain/bread Yehuda until remote_parts hill_country ʼEfrayim from=there I and,went until house_of food/grain/bread Yehuda and=DOM house_of YHWH I going and,no (a)_man taken DOM,me the,house,into )
The author assumes that readers will infer that the Levite had made a vow to offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to Yahweh at the tabernacle if he was successful in bringing back his concubine. So while the Levite says that ultimately he is heading back home to the hill country of Ephraim, he is indicating that he will be going to Shiloh first. (He may be saying this in case the old man is God-fearing and this would be an additional incentive for him to provide hospitality.) You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and before returning home I will be going to the tabernacle to offer a thanksgiving sacrifice]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
QUOTE_NOT_FOUND: the house of Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it passing we from, food/grain/bread Yehuda until remote_parts hill_country ʼEfrayim from=there I and,went until house_of food/grain/bread Yehuda and=DOM house_of YHWH I going and,no (a)_man taken DOM,me the,house,into )
The Levite is speaking of the tabernacle as if it were a house in which Yahweh lived. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the tabernacle]
19:18 now I’m returning home: The Levite said nothing about his own status, or about why he was traveling.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said to_him/it [are]_passing we from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to the_remotest_parts of_the_hill_country of_ʼEfrayim from_there I and_went to house_of food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh and_DOM the_house of_YHWH I [am]_going and_no anyone [who_was]_receiving DOM_me the_house_into.
OET (OET-RV) “We’re passing through from Bethlehem in Yehudah,” the Levite replied. “Going to the remote parts of the Efraimite hill country where I’m from. I went to Bethlehem, and I’m going to Shiloh where Yahweh’s house is. However, no one here has invited us into their home.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.