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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Judges 19:1

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Judges 19 begins one of the darkest stories in the Bible, and it comes near the end of the book, where the refrain says there was no king in Israel and everyone did what seemed right to them. A Levite from the remote hill country of Ephraim takes a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

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Berean Standard Bible (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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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 Bethlehemjudah.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

EN aquellos días, cuando no había rey en Israel, hubo un Levita que moraba como peregrino en los lados del monte de Ephraim, el cual se había tomado mujer concubina de Beth-lehem de Judá.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En aquellos días, antes que hubiera rey en Israel, hubo un hombre de la tribu de Leví que vivía en la parte más remota de la región montañosa de Efraín, que llevó a su casa a una mujer de Belén de Judá para que fuera su concubina.

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