Judges 17:9
7 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
8 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.
“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
11 and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
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.
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- BSB
- “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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
- ASV
- 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].
- DARBY
- And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
- BLB
- And Micah said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I [am] a Levite from Bethlehem [in] Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.”
- ÅB
- Mika sa til ham: Hvor kommer du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er en levitt fra Betlehem i Juda og er nå på vandring for å ta opphold hvor jeg finner leilighet.
- OTB
- Mika spurte ham: «Hvor kommer du fra?» Han svarte: «Jeg er en levitt fra Betlehem i Juda, og jeg leter etter et sted å bo.»
- B1930
- Mika sa til ham: Hvor kommer du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er en levitt fra Betlehem i Juda og er nu på vandring for å ta ophold hvor jeg finner leilighet.