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Judges 17:9 KJV
Judges · chapter 17 · verse 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.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.
Commentary
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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We have here an account of Micah's furnishing himself with a Levite for his chaplain, either thinking his son, because the heir of his estate, too good to officiate, or rather, because not of God's tribe, not good enough. Observe, I. What brought this Levite to Micah.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-13