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Judges 17:9 KJV
Judges · chapter 17 · verse 9 · King James Version
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.Judges 17:9 · King James Version
Judges 17:9 in context
7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8And 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.
9And 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.
10And 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.
11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Key words (Strong's)
- BethlehemjudahBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in PalestineH1035 →
- BethlehemjudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- sojourngûwrproperly, to turn aside from the roadH1481 →
- Whenceʼayinwhere?H370 →
- comestbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- LeviteLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of LeviH3881 →
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