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Contemporary English Version

Judges 17:12

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jonathan;   Minister, Christian;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Judges;   Teraphim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bethlehem;   Judges, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Bethlehem;   Israel;   Levi;   Micah, Micaiah;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Hand ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Micah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'mon;   Mi'cah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hand;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bethlehem;   Consecrate;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Ezekiel;   Israel, History of the People;   Israel, Religion of;   Jonathan (1);   Judges, Period of;   Micah (1);   Priests and Levites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Anointing;   Priest;   Sacrifice;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for August 3;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.
Hebrew Names Version
Mikhah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his Kohen, and was in the house of Mikhah.
King James Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Lexham English Bible
So Micah appointed the Levite, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.
English Standard Version
And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
New Century Version
Micah made him a priest, and he lived in Micah's house.
New English Translation
Micah paid the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.
Amplified Bible
So Micah dedicated (installed) the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.
New American Standard Bible
So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Michah consecrated the Leuite, and the yong man was his Priest, and was in the house of Michah.
Legacy Standard Bible
En Miga het die Leviet aangestel, sodat die jongman sy priester geword het, en hy was in die huis van Miga.
Complete Jewish Bible
After Mikhah consecrated the Levi, the young man became his cohen and stayed there in Mikhah's house.
Darby Translation
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Micah chose him to be his priest. So the young man became a priest and lived in Micah's house.
George Lamsa Translation
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and he became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Good News Translation
Micah appointed him as his priest, and he lived in Micah's home.
Literal Translation
And Micah consecrated the hand of the Levite and the young man was a priest to him; and he was in Micah's house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Micha fylled the Leuites hande, that he mighte be his prest, and so he was in Michas house.
American Standard Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Bible in Basic English
And Micah gave the position to the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Micah consecrated the Leuite, & the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
King James Version (1611)
And Micah consecrated the Leuite, and the young man became his Priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Michaias consecrated the Levite, and he became to him a priest, and he was in the house of Michaias.
English Revised Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Berean Standard Bible
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Mycha fillide his hond, and hadde the child preest at hym,
Young's Literal Translation
And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah,
Update Bible Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
World English Bible
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
New King James Version
So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.
New Living Translation
So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.
New Life Bible
So Micah set apart the Levite. The young man became his religious leader and lived in Micah's house.
New Revised Standard
So Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, - and remained in the house of Micah.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Michas filled his hand, and had the young man with him for his priest, saying:
Revised Standard Version
And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

Contextual Overview

7One day a young Levite came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim. He had been staying with one of the clans of Judah in Bethlehem, but he had left Bethlehem to find a new place to live where he could be a priest. 9 "Where are you from?" Micah asked. "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah," the man answered, "and I'm on my way to find a new place to live." 10 Micah said, "Why don't you stay here with me? You can be my priest and tell me what God wants me to do. Every year I'll give you ten pieces of silver and one complete set of clothes, and I'll provide all your food." The young man went for a walk, 11then he agreed to stay with Micah and be his priest. He lived in Micah's house, and Micah treated him like one of his own sons. 13 Micah said, "I have a Levite as my own priest. Now I know that the Lord will be kind to me."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

consecrated: Judges 17:5

his priest: Judges 18:30, Numbers 16:5, Numbers 16:8-10, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 13:33, 1 Kings 13:34

Cross-References

Genesis 17:22
God finished speaking to Abraham and then left.
Genesis 17:23
On that same day Abraham obeyed God by circumcising Ishmael. Abraham was also circumcised, and so were all other men and boys in his household, including his servants and slaves. He was ninety-nine years old at the time, and his son Ishmael was thirteen.
Genesis 21:4
and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the Lord had commanded.
Leviticus 12:3
Her son must be circumcised on the eighth day,
Luke 1:59
Eight days later they did for the child what the Law of Moses commands. They were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
Luke 2:21
Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands. And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.
Acts 7:8
God said to Abraham, "Every son in each family must be circumcised to show that you have kept your agreement with me." So when Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him. Later, Isaac circumcised his son Jacob, and Jacob circumcised his twelve sons.
Romans 2:28
Just because you live like a Jew and are circumcised doesn't make you a real Jew.
Philippians 3:5
I was circumcised when I was eight days old, and I am from the nation of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Hebrew. As a Pharisee, I strictly obeyed the Law of Moses.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Micah consecrated the Levite,.... Installed him into, and invested him with the priestly office; in like manner he had consecrated his son before, by filling his hand with sacrifices; see

Judges 17:5

and the young man became his priest; and did the work and office of one; this was a very daring piece of presumption in them both; in Micah, to take upon him to consecrate a priest, who was himself of the tribe of Ephraim; and in the young man, to suffer himself to be put into such an office, which did not belong to him, for though every priest was a Levite, or of the tribe of Levi, yet every Levite had not a right to be a priest, only those who were of the family of Aaron:

and was in the house of Micah; and continued there.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 17:12. Micah consecrated the Levite — וימלא את יד vayemalle eth yad, he filled his hands, i.e., he gave him an offering to present before the Lord, that he might be accepted by him. He appointed him to be priest; God was to accept and consecrate him; and for this purpose he filled his hand; i.e., furnished him with the proper offering which he was to present on his inauguration.


 
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