JDG 19:1 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) In those days when there was no king over Israel, there was a Levite man who was staying in the remotest parts of the hill country of Efraim. He took a slave-wife for himself from Bethlehem in Yehudah.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ Λευίτης παροικῶν ἐν μηροῖς ὄρους Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτῷ γυναῖκα παλλακὴν ἀπὸ Βηθλεὲμ Ἰούδα.
(Kai egeneto anaʸr Leuitaʸs paroikōn en maʸrois orous Efraim, kai elaben autōi gunaika pallakaʸn apo Baʸthleem Youda. )

BrTr And there was [fn]a Levite sojourning in the [fn]sides of mount Ephraim, and he took to himself a [fn]concubine from Bethleem Juda.

19:1 Gr. a man, a Levite.

19:1 Gr. thighs.

19:1 Gr. a woman a concubine.

ULT Now it happened in those days, when there was no king over Israel, that there was a man, a Levite, sojourning in the remotest parts of the hill country of Ephraim. He took for himself a woman, a concubine, from Bethlehem in Judah.

UST At that time the Israelite people had no king.
¶ There was a man from the tribe of Levi who lived in a remote place in the hill country where the tribe of Ephraim lives. He had previously taken to live with him a woman who was a slave. She was from Bethlehem, in the area where the tribe of Judah lives.

BSB § Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a certain Levite living on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

LSV And it comes to pass in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man, a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he takes a wife for himself, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;

FBV At that time Israel didn't have a king. A Levite who was living in a remote area in the hill country of Ephraim married a concubine-wife[fn] from Bethlehem in Judah.

19:1 In other words, a “second-class” wife, not one viewed as having the social status of a true wife.

T4T At that time the Israeli people had no king.
¶ There was a man from the tribe of Levi who lived in a remote place in the hilly area where the tribe of Ephraim lives. He had previously taken as a wife a woman who was a slave. She was from Bethlehem, in the area where the tribe of Judah lives.

LEB In those days there was no king in Israel; there was a man, a Levite, who dwelled as a foreigner[fn] in the remote areas of the hill country of Ephraim. And he took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

19:1 Or “alien”

BBE Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was living in the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he got for himself a servant-wife from Beth-lehem-judah.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem in Judah.

ASV And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

DRA There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda:

YLT And it cometh to pass, in those days, when there is no king in Israel, that there is a man a Levite, a sojourner in the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he taketh to him a wife, a concubine, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah;

Drby And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that a certain Levite, sojourning on the further side of mount Ephraim, took him a concubine out of Bethlehem-Judah.

RV And it came to pass in these days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

Wbstr And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite dwelling on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

KJB-1769 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.[fn]

19.1 a concubine: Heb. a woman a concubine, or, a wife a concubine

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]And it came to passe in those dayes, when there was no King in Israel, that there was a certaine Leuite soiourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who tooke to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Iudah.
(¶ And it came to pass in those days, when there was no King in Israel, that there was a certain Levite soiourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Yudah.)

19:1 Chap. 17. 6.and 18.1. and 21.25.

19:1 Heb. a woman a concubine, or a wife a concubine.

Bshps Also in those dayes, when there was no kyng in Israel, a certayne Leuite soiournyng on the syde of mount Ephraim, toke to wyfe a concubine out of Bethlehem Iuda.
(Also in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite soiournyng on the side of mount Ephraim, took to wife a concubine out of Bethlehem Yudah.)

Gnva Also in those dayes, when there was no king in Israel, a certaine Leuite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and tooke to wife a concubine out of Beth-lehem Iudah,
(Also in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, and took to wife a concubine out of Beth-lehem Yudah, )

Cvdl At the same tyme was there no kynge in Israel, and there was a man of Leui, which was a strauger besyde mout Ephraim, and had taken him a cocubine of Bethleem Iuda to wife.
(At the same time was there no king in Israel, and there was a man of Leui, which was a strauger beside mout Ephraim, and had taken him a cocubine of Bethlehem Yudah to wife.)

Wycl A man was a dekene dwellinge in the side of the hil of Effraym, which dekene took a wijf of Bethleem of Juda.
(A man was a dekene dwelling in the side of the hill of Ephraim, which dekene took a wife of Bethlehem of Yudah.)

Luth Zu der Zeit war kein König in Israel. Und ein levitischer Mann war Fremdling an der Seite des Gebirges Ephraim und hatte ihm ein Kebsweib zum Weibe genommen von Bethlehem-Juda.
(Zu the/of_the time what/which kein king in Israel. And a levitischer man what/which Fremdling at the/of_the side the Gebirges Ephraim and had him a Kebsweib for_the Weibe taken from Bethlehem-Yuda.)

ClVg Fuit quidam vir Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraim, qui accepit uxorem de Bethlehem Juda:
(Fuit quidam man Levites habitans in latere montis Ephraim, who accepit wife about Bethlehem Yuda: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

Now it happened

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was in_the=days the=those and,king not in/on/at/with,Israel and=he/it_was (a)_man Lēvīh staying in/on/at/with,remote_part hill_country ʼEfrayim and=he/it_took to=him/it woman/wife concubine from, food/grain/bread Yehuda )

The author is using this phrase to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

a man, a Levite

The author is using this phrase to introduce the Levite as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “there was a certain Levite”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

in the flanks of the hill country of Ephraim

The author is speaking as if the hill country were a living creature with flanks. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim”

Note 4 topic: writing-participants

a woman, a concubine

The author is using this phrase to introduce the concubine as a new participant in the story. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you can use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “a woman to be his concubine”

Parallel JDG 19:1