Judges 18:19

18:19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser ¹  and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” ² 

Judges 19:18

19:18 The Levite ³  said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem ⁴  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. ⁵  But no one has invited me into their home.

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ⁶  in those days), “Should we ⁷  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ⁸  or should we ⁹  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹⁰  over to you.”

[18:19]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.

[18:19]  ² tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”

[19:18]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:18]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[19:18]  ⁵ 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.”

[20:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁹ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).