Judges 17:11
9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
- KJV
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
- WEB
- The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
- ASV
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
- DARBY
- And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
- BLB
- And the Levite was willing to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
- ÅB
- Og levitten samtykket i å bli hos mannen, og den unge mann var for ham som en av hans egne sønner.
- OTB
- Levitten gikk med på å bo hos Mika, og den unge mannen ble som en av hans sønner for ham.
- B1930
- Og levitten samtykket i å bli hos mannen, og den unge mann var for ham som en av hans egne sønner.