17:7a And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah

A certain young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,
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There was a young man from the clan of Levi. He lived in the town of Bethlehem in the region of Judah.

17:7b who had been residing within the clan of Judah.

lived among the people of Judah.
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He lived among people of the Judah clan ⌊even though he was from the Levi clan⌋ .

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