Verse 11
Judges 17:11
New Living Translation
11
The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah’s 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
There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
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2
One day he said to his mother, “I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of si...
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3
He returned the money to her, and she said, “I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor...
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4
So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmit...
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5
Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he ins...
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6
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
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7
One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area.
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8
He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill co...
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9
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am...
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10
“Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten piec...
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11
The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah’s sons.
12
So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
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13
“I know the LORD will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
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