Judges 1:16
Context1:16 Now the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Date Palm Trees to Arad in the desert of Judah, 1 located in the Negev. 2 They went and lived with the people of Judah. 3
Judges 19:18
Context19:18 The Levite 4 said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem 5 in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. 6 But no one has invited me into their home.


[1:16] 1 tc Part of the Greek
[1:16] 2 tn Heb “[to] the Desert of Judah in the Negev, Arad.”
[1:16] 3 tn The phrase “of Judah” is supplied here in the translation. Some ancient textual witnesses read, “They went and lived with the Amalekites.” This reading, however, is probably influenced by 1 Sam 15:6 (see also Num 24:20-21).
[19:18] 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:18] 5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[19:18] 6 tn Heb “I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but [to] the house of the LORD I am going.” The Hebrew text has “house of the LORD,” which might refer to the shrine at Shiloh. The LXX reads “to my house.”