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Judges 17:8

EphraimMicah

6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

7 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.

This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.

9 “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”

10 “Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in

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BSB
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
KJV
And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
WEB
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
ASV
And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
DARBY
And the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn where he might find [a place]. And as he journeyed, he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah.
BLB
And the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem [in] Judah, to stay wherever he could find, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he made his journey.
ÅB
Denne mann dro bort fra sin by, fra Betlehem i Juda, for å ta opphold hvor det kunne falle seg; og han kom på sin vandring til Efra'imfjellene, til Mikas hus.
OTB
Han forlot byen Betlehem i Juda for å finne et sted å bo, og på sin reise kom han til fjellandet i Efraim, til Mikas hus.
B1930
Denne mann drog bort fra sin by, fra Betlehem i Juda, for å ta ophold hvor det kunde falle sig; og han kom på sin vandring til Efra'imfjellene, til Mikas hus.

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Cross references

  • Joshua 24:33

    Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.

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  • Judges 17:11

    and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.

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  • Nehemiah 13:10–11

    I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.

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