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Geneva Bible

Judges 17:11

And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes.

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.
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 Life Bible
The Levite agreed to live with the man. And the young man was like a son to Micah.
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 There was also a yong man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the familie of Iudah: who was a Leuite, and soiourned there. 8 And the man departed out of the citie, euen out of Beth-lehem Iudah, to dwell where he coulde finde a place: and as he iourneyed, he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Michah 9 And Michah saide vnto him, Whence comest thou? And the Leuite answered him, I come from Beth-lehem Iudah, and goe to dwell where I may finde a place. 10 Then Michah said vnto him, Dwell with me, and be vnto me a father and a Priest, and I will giue thee ten shekels of siluer by yeere, and a sute of apparell, and thy meate and drinke. So the Leuite went in. 11 And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes. 12 And Michah consecrated the Leuite, and the yong man was his Priest, and was in the house of Michah. 13 Then said Michah, Nowe I know that the Lord will be good vnto me, seeing I haue a Leuite to my Priest.

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
And Ishmael his sonne was thirteene yeere olde, when the foreskinne of his flesh was circumcised.
Genesis 17:27
And all the men of his house, both borne in his house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe knife, and cut away the foreskinne of her sonne, and cast it at his feete, and said, Thou art indeede a bloody husband vnto me.
Exodus 12:48
But if a stranger dwell with thee, and will obserue the Passeouer of the Lorde, let him circumcise all the males, that belong vnto him, and then let him come and obserue it, & he shall be as one that is borne in the land: for none vncircumcised person shall eate thereof.
Deuteronomy 10:16
Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and harden your neckes no more.
Joshua 5:3
Then Ioshua made him sharpe kniues & circumcised the sonnes of Israel in the hill of the foreskinnes.
2 Samuel 3:14
Then Dauid sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Sauls sonne, saying, Deliuer me my wife Michal, which I marryed for an hundreth foreskinnes of the Philistims.
Acts 7:8
Hee gaue him also the couenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begate Isaac, and circumcised him the eight day: and Isaac begate Iacob, and Iacob the twelue Patriarkes.
Romans 4:11
After, he receiued the signe of circumcision, as the seale of the righteousnesse of ye faith which he had, when he was vncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that beleeue, not being circumcised, that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also,

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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