Verse 11

Judges 17:11

Bible in Basic English

11 And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יּ֥וֹאֶל הַ/לֵּוִ֖י לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת הָ/אִ֑ישׁ וַ/יְהִ֤י הַ/נַּ֨עַר֙ ל֔/וֹ כְּ/אַחַ֖ד מִ/בָּנָֽי/ו

English Translation

And Joel the Levite sat with the man, and the lad was to him like one of his sons.

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Chapter 17 Context

1 Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim named Micah. Focus ↗

2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about whi... Focus ↗

3 And he gave back the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I have mad... Focus ↗

4 So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gav... Focus ↗

5 And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons... Focus ↗

6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did as seemed right to him. Focus ↗

7 Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was n... Focus ↗

8 And he went away from the town of Beth-lehem-judah, looking for somewhere to make his living-place;... Focus ↗

9 And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Beth-lehem-jud... Focus ↗

10 Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I wi... Focus ↗

11 And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his...

12 And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house... Focus ↗

13 Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become m... Focus ↗

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