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And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].

10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee yearly ten silver-pieces, and a suit of garments, and thy victuals. And the Levite went in.

11 And 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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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[a] of silver a year, your clothes and your food.” 11 So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:10 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams