Then Micah said to him, “Live with me. Be my father and my priest. I will give you 4 ounces [131] of silver each year. I will also give you clothes and food.”
Judges 17:9 - Easy To Read Version Micah asked him, “Where have you come from?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Micah said to him, From where do you come? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. He replied, “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m looking to settle as an immigrant anywhere I can find a place.” Catholic Public Domain Version And he was asked by him where he came from. And he responded: "I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah. And I am traveling so that I may live where I am able, if I perceive it to be useful to me." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He was asked by him whence he came. And he answered: I am a Levite of Bethlehem Juda, and I am going to dwell where I can, and where I shall find a place to my advantage. |
Then Micah said to him, “Live with me. Be my father and my priest. I will give you 4 ounces [131] of silver each year. I will also give you clothes and food.”
There was a young man that was a Levite. [129] He was from the city of Bethlehem, Judah. He had been living among the family group of Judah.
That young man left Bethlehem, Judah. He was looking for another place to live. As he was traveling, he came to Micah’s house. Micah’s house was in the hill country of the land of Ephraim.