Study it in the app“And the man went from the city, from Bethlehem of Judah, to reside as an alien wherever he might find a place; and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, as he went on his way.”
And the manוַ הָאִישׁwentיֵּלֶךְfrom the city,מֵהָעִירfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לֶחֶםof Judah,יְהוּדָהto reside as an alienלָגוּרwhereverבַּאֲשֶׁרhe might find a place;יִמְצָאand he cameוַיָּבֹאto the hill countryהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםas far asעַדthe houseבֵּיתof Micah,מִיכָהas he wentלַעֲשׂוֹתon his way.דַּרְכּוֹ
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearssojourn
To live in a place that is not your own.
Where else “gur” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsa” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsMicah
Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.
Where else “micha” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appearsmanner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “dark” appearsBethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
7There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, of the family of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was residing as an alien there.
8 · This verse (above)
9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah, and I am going to reside as an alien wherever I may find a place.”
