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Judges 17:11

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The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

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Judges 17:11 in other translations

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

Judges 17:11 · American Standard Version

Judges 17:11 in context

  1. 9Micah 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.”
  2. 10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
  3. 11The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
  4. 12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
  5. 13Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”