Verse 6
Judges 17:6
Free Bible Version
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One young man, a Levite from the tribe of Judah had been living in Bethlehem in Judah,
Original Language Text
hebrew
בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים הָ/הֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַ/יָּשָׁ֥ר בְּ/עֵינָ֖י/ו יַעֲשֶֽׂה
English Translation
In those days there was no king in Israel; each man did what was right in his own eyes.
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Chapter 17 Context
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told his mother, “Those eleven hundred shekels of silver that were stolen from you and that I heard...
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He gave back to his mother the eleven hundred shekels of silver. His mother announced, “I'm complete...
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After he'd returned the silver to his mother she gave two hundred shekels to a silversmith who made...
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Micah had built a shrine for the idol. He also made an ephod and some household gods, and ordained o...
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At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thin...
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One young man, a Levite from the tribe of Judah had been living in Bethlehem in Judah,
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left Bethlehem to look for a different place to live. As he traveled through the hill country of Eph...
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“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “I'm...
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“Come and stay here with me. You can be my ‘father’ and priest, and I'll give you ten shekels of sil...
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and agreed to stay with him. The young man became like a son to him.
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“I'm sure the Lord will bless me now, because I have a Levite as my priest,” Micah concluded.
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