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Selected Verse: Judges 17:7 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Jud 17:7	Strong Concordance	And there was a young man [05288] out of Bethlehemjudah [01035] [03063] of the family [04940] of Judah [03063], who was a Levite [03881], and he sojourned [01481] there.
	King James	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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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Beth-lehem-judah--so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun (Jos 19:15). of the family--that is, tribe. of Judah--Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did (Exo 6:23), by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Beth-lehem-judah--so called in contradistinction to a town of the same name in Zebulun (Jos 19:15).

of the family--that is, tribe.

of Judah--Men of the tribe of Levi might connect themselves, as Aaron did (Exo 6:23), by marriage with another tribe; and this young Levite belonged to the tribe of Judah, by his mother's side, which accounts for his being in Beth-lehem, not one of the Levitical cities.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
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."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

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."

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Bethlehem - judah - So called here, as Mat 2:1, Mat 2:5, 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. For the Levites were dispersed among all the tribes; and this man's lot fell into the tribe of Judah. Sojourned - So he expresseth it, because this was not the proper place of his abode, this being no Levitical city.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Bethlehem - judah - So called here, as Mat 2:1, Mat 2:5, 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. For the Levites were dispersed among all the tribes; and this man's lot fell into the tribe of Judah. Sojourned - So he expresseth it, because this was not the proper place of his abode, this being no Levitical city.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Of the family of Judah - The word family may be taken here for tribe; or the young man might have been of the tribe of Judah by his mother, and of the tribe of Levi by his father, for he is called here a Levite; and it is probable that he might have officiated at Shiloh, in the Levitical office. A Levite might marry into any other tribe, providing the woman was not an heiress.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Of the family of Judah - The word family may be taken here for tribe; or the young man might have been of the tribe of Judah by his mother, and of the tribe of Levi by his father, for he is called here a Levite; and it is probable that he might have officiated at Shiloh, in the Levitical office. A Levite might marry into any other tribe, providing the woman was not an heiress.

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