Judges 17:9
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.
8 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.
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.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
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
- “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.