He said to him, We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from there am I, and I went to Bethlehem Judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.
and I went to Bethlehemjudah; on what account he does not declare, but the above narrative clearly shows for what reason he went thither: