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Judges 17:8-10
King James Version
Judges 17:8-10
King James Version
8 And 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.
9 And 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.
10 And 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.
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Judges 17:8-10
New International Version
Judges 17:8-10
New International Version
8 left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way[a] he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 Micah asked him, “Where are you from?”
“I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,(A)” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father(B) and priest,(C) and I’ll give you ten shekels[b] of silver a year, your clothes and your food.”
Footnotes
- Judges 17:8 Or To carry on his profession
- Judges 17:10 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams
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