Verse 10
Judges 17:10
Free Bible Version
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and agreed to stay with him. The young man became like a son to him.
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
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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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