Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe Levite replied, “We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and now I am going to the house of the LORD; but no one has taken me into his home, Young's Literal Translation And he saith unto him, ‘We are passing over from Beth-Lehem-Judah unto the sides of the hill-country of Ephraim—thence I [am], and I go unto Beth-Lehem-Judah; and to the house of Jehovah I am going, and there is no man gathering me into the house, King James Bible And he said unto him, We [are] passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence [am] I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I [am now] going to the house of the LORD; and there [is] no man that receiveth me to house. Hebrew [The Levite] replied,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “We are אֲנַ֜חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We traveling עֹבְרִ֨ים (‘ō·ḇə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on from Bethlehem לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun in Judah יְהוּדָה֮ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the remote יַרְכְּתֵ֣י (yar·kə·ṯê) Noun - fdc Strong's 3411: Flank, side, extreme parts, recesses hill country הַר־ (har-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country of Ephraim, אֶפְרַיִם֒ (’ep̄·ra·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory where מִשָּׁ֣ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither I am from. אָנֹ֔כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I I went וָאֵלֵ֕ךְ (wā·’ê·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Bethlehem לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun in Judah, יְהוּדָ֑ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and now I am אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I going הֹלֵ֔ךְ (hō·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to the house בֵּ֤ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD; יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel but no וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle one אִ֔ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person has taken מְאַסֵּ֥ף (mə·’as·sêp̄) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove me into his home, הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ (hab·bā·yə·ṯāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house |