To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man would transgress.
Judges 18:4 - The Scriptures 2009 And he said to them, “Miḵah did such and such for me. And he hired me, and I have become his priest.” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to them, Thus and thus Micah deals with me and has hired me, and I am his priest. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest. Common English Bible “Micah has done a lot for me,” he replied to them. “He hired me to be his personal priest.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he answered them, "Micah has offered me one thing and another, and he has paid me wages, so that I may be his priest." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest. |
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man would transgress.
And the dogs have a strong appetite, they never have enough. And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding. All of them look to their own way, every one for his own gain, from his own end, saying,
“And you have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to put to death beings that should not die, and to keep alive beings who should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies!”
“Who among you who would shut the doors, so that you would not kindle fire on My slaughter-place for naught? I have no pleasure in you,” said יהוה of hosts, “Nor do I accept an offering from your hands.
not given to wine, no brawler, but gentle, not quarrelsome, no lover of silver,
whose mouths have to be stopped, who upset entire households, teaching what they should not teach, for the sake of filthy gain.
and in greed, with fabricated words, they shall use you for gain. From of old their judgment does not linger, and their destruction does not slumber.
And Miḵah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I give you ten pieces of silver per year, and a suit of garments, and your food.” And the Lĕwite went in.
Then Miḵah ordained the Lĕwite, and the young man became his priest, and he was in the house of Miḵah.
When they were near the house of Miḵah, they recognised the voice of the young Lĕwite, and turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place, and what do you have here?”
And they said to him, “Please inquire of Elohim, and we shall know whether the journey on which we are going is prosperous.”