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Judges 17:8

EphraimMicah

6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.

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.

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.

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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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  • Joshua 24:33

    And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

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  • Judges 17:11

    And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

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  • Nehemiah 13:10–11

    And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

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