en_tn/jdg/18/03.md

they recognized the speech of the young Levite

They recognized the man by the sound of his voice. Here "speech" refers to his "voice." AT: "they heard the young Levite talking, and they recognized his voice" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

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• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/levite
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest