KJV King James Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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Judges 17:12
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
WEB World English Bible
Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
ASV American Standard Version
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
YLT 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,
Surrounding context — Judges 17
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.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to [my] priest.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְמַלֵּ֤אH4390 · ma.leto fillמִיכָה֙H4318 · mi.khahMicahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יַ֣דH3027 · yadhandהַלֵּוִ֔יH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviוַיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֥וֹH9033 · ohimהַנַּ֖עַרH5288 · na.aryouthלְכֹהֵ֑ןH3548 · ko.henpriestוַיְהִ֖יH1961 · ha.yahto beבְּבֵ֥יתH1004 · betplaceמִיכָֽה׃H4318 · mi.khahMicah
Cross-references
Judges 18:30And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.Numbers 16:8-10And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi:Numbers 16:5And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who [are] his, and [who is] holy; and will cause [him] to come near unto him: even [him] whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.1 Kings 13:33-34After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became [one] of the priests of the high places.1 Kings 12:31And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
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