18:1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place 1 to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. 2
19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite 3 living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine 4 from Bethlehem 5 in Judah.
1 tn Heb “an inheritance.”
2 tn Heb “because there had not fallen to them by that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel an inheritance.”
3 tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”
4 sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 8:31.
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
5 tn Heb “standing before him.”
6 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).
7 tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).
8 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).
9 tn Heb “him” (collective singular).