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Judges 17:8

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The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.

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Judges 17:8 in other translations

And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

Judges 17:8 · American Standard Version

Judges 17:8 in context

  1. 6In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
  2. 7There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
  3. 8The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
  4. 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.”
  5. 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.