Verse 10
Judges 17:10
World English Bible, British Edition
10
Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and
a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the
Levite went in.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨/וֹ מִיכָ֜ה שְׁבָ֣/ה עִמָּדִ֗/י וֶֽ/הְיֵה לִ/י֮ לְ/אָ֣ב וּ/לְ/כֹהֵן֒ וְ/אָנֹכִ֨י אֶֽתֶּן לְ/ךָ֜ עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת כֶּ֨סֶף֙ לַ/יָּמִ֔ים וְ/עֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים וּ/מִחְיָתֶ֑/ךָ וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ הַ/לֵּוִֽי
English Translation
And Micah said to him, "Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver for each day and a change of garments and your sustenance." And the Levite went.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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2
He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were
taken from you, about which yo...
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3
He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother,
then his mother said, “I most certain...
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4
When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two
hundred pieces of silver, and gave the...
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5
The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his so...
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6
In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was
right in his own eyes.
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7
There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah,
who was a Levite; and he lived...
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8
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where
he could find a place, and h...
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9
Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?”
He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and...
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10
Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and
a priest, and I will give you ten piece...
11
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was
to him as one of his sons.
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12
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest,
and was in the house of Micah.
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13
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will do good to me, since
I have a Levite as my priest.”
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