Judges 17:6-13
New American Standard Bible
7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.
8Then the man left the city, Bethlehem in Judah, to stay wherever he would find a place; and as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah.
9Micah said to him, 'Where do you come from?' And he said to him, 'I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to stay wherever I may find a place.'
10Micah then said to him, 'Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a supply of clothing, and your sustenance.' So the Levite went in.
11The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.
13Then Micah said, 'Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest.'
King James Version
Chapter 17
6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 10And 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. 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 13Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.Christian Standard Bible
7There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who was staying within the clan of Judah.
8The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. On his way he came to Micah’s home in the hill country of Ephraim.
10Micah replied, "Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions." So the Levite went in
11and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons.
12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.
13Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest."
New Living Translation
Chapter 17
6In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
7One day a young Levite, who had been living in Bethlehem in Judah, arrived in that area.
8He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah’s house as he was traveling through.
English Standard Version
7Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah.
9And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place."
10And Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living." And the Levite went in.
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
12And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest."
New International Version
7A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
8left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
10Then Micah said to him, "Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food."
11So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
12Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
13And Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest."
New King James Version
7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there.
8The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in.
11Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.
13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”
