What Does Judges 17:8 Mean?

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“And the man”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“out of the city”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“from Bethlehemjudah”

beth-lechem, a place in palestine

jehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

“to sojourn”

properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e., sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place);

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“where he could find”

properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

“a place and he came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“to mount”

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

“Ephraim”

ephrajim, a son of joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“to the house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“of Micah”

micah, the name of seven israelites

“as he journeyed”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb