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Judges 17:11

The Levite agreed to live with the man. And the young man was like a son to Micah.

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;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Micah;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Am'mon;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for August 3;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons.
Hebrew Names Version
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
King James Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Lexham English Bible
The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons.
English Standard Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
New Century Version
He agreed to live with Micah and became like one of Micah's own sons.
New English Translation
So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah.
Amplified Bible
The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to Micah like one of his sons.
New American Standard Bible
The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes.
Legacy Standard Bible
en die Leviet het ingewillig om by die man te bly; en die jongman was vir hom soos een van sy seuns.
Contemporary English Version
then 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
and agreed to stay with the man; the young man became like one of his sons.
Darby Translation
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Easy-to-Read Version
The young Levite agreed to live with Micah. He became like one of Micah's own sons.
George Lamsa Translation
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Good News Translation
The young Levite agreed to stay with Micah and became like a son to him.
Literal Translation
And the Levite was willing to live with the man, and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the Leuite agreed to abyde with the man: and he helde the yonge ma, as one of his owne sonnes.
American Standard Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Bible in Basic English
And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ye Leuite was content to dwell with the man, and was vnto hym as one of his owne sonnes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
King James Version (1611)
And the Leuite was content to dwell with the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his sonnes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Levite went and began to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
English Revised Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Berean Standard Bible
and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He assentide, and dwellide `at the man; and he was to the man as oon of sones.
Young's Literal Translation
And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons.
Update Bible Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
World English Bible
The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
New King James Version
Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
New Living Translation
The Levite agreed to this, and the young man became like one of Micah's sons.
New Revised Standard
The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, - and the young man became to him, as one of his sons.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He was content, and abode with the man, and was unto him as one of his sons.
Revised Standard Version
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
THE MESSAGE
The Levite agreed and moved in with Micah. The young man fit right in and became one of the family. Micah appointed the young Levite as his priest. This all took place in Micah's home.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

Contextual Overview

7 Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah. He was a Levite, of the family of Judah, and he was staying there. 8 He left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to live. As he traveled he came to the house of Micah in the hill country of Ephraim. 9 Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" He answered, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I am going to stay where I may find a place." 10 Then Micah said to him, "Live with me. Be a father and a religious leader to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, new clothes, and your living." So the Levite went in. 11 The Levite agreed to live with the man. And the young man was like a son to Micah. 12 So Micah set apart the Levite. The young man became his religious leader and lived in Micah's house. 13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will bring good to me because I have a Levite as my religious leader."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Judges 17:8 - departed Judges 17:10 - a father 1 Timothy 6:10 - the love

Cross-References

Genesis 17:25
His son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he had the religious act done of cutting off his piece of skin.
Genesis 17:27
And all the men of his house, who were born in the house or bought with money from a stranger, had this religious act done with him.
Exodus 4:25
But Zipporah took a knife and cut off her son's piece of skin and threw it at Moses' feet. And she said, "For sure you are a husband of blood to me."
Exodus 12:48
But when a stranger staying with you wants to share in this special supper to the Lord, let all his men and boys go through the religious act of becoming a Jew. Then let him come near to share in the special supper. He will be like one who is born in the land. But no person who has not gone through the religious act may eat of it.
Deuteronomy 10:16
So then, from now on, obey the Lord. Do not be strong-willed any more.
Joshua 5:3
So Joshua made knives of hard stone. Then he had the sons of Israel go through this religious act at Gibeath-haaraloth.
2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, "Give me my wife Michal. I was married to her by giving a hundred pieces of skin from the sex parts of the Philistines."
Acts 7:8
"He made a promise with Abraham. It was kept by a religious act of becoming a Jew. Abraham had a son, Isaac. On the eighth day Abraham took Isaac and had this religious act done to him. Isaac was the father of Jacob. Jacob was the father of our twelve early fathers.
Romans 4:11
He went through the religious act after he had put his trust in God. That religious act proved that his trust in God made him right with God even before he went through the religious act of becoming a Jew. In that way, it made him the early father of all those who believe. It showed that those who did not go through the religious act of becoming a Jew could be right with God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man,.... To continue with him; after he had made trial for some time, he liked his service, and his wages, and way of living; it was all agreeable to him:

and the young man was unto him as one of his sons; as dearly beloved by him, and used as kindly and tenderly, as if he had been one of his own children; so strong were the affections of Micah to him, and so well pleased was he with his service.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 17:11. The Levite was content — He thought the place a good one, and the wages respectable.


 
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