Judges 17:13

Wycliffe Bible

and seide, Now Y woot, that God schal do wel to me, hauynge a preest of the kyn of Leuy.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”

Hebrew Names Version
Then said Mikhah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my Kohen.

King James Version
Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Lexham English Bible
And Micah said, "Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest."

English Standard Version
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest."

New Century Version
Then Micah said, "Now I know the Lord will be good to me, because I have a Levite as my priest."

New English Translation
Micah said, "Now I know the Lord will make me rich, because I have this Levite as my priest."

Amplified Bible
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will favor me and make me prosper because I have a Levite as my priest."

New American Standard Bible
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Michah, Nowe I know that the Lord will be good vnto me, seeing I haue a Leuite to my Priest.

Legacy Standard Bible
Toe sê Miga: Nou weet ek dat die HERE aan my goed sal doen, omdat ek 'n Leviet as priester het.

Contemporary English Version
Micah said, "I have a Levite as my own priest. Now I know that the Lord will be kind to me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Mikhah said, "Now I know that Adonai will treat me well, because I have a Levi for a cohen.

Darby Translation
Then said Micah, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, because I have the Levite for priest.

Easy-to-Read Version
And Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will be good to me. I know this because I have a man from the tribe of Levi to be my priest."

George Lamsa Translation
Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

Good News Translation
Micah said, "Now that I have a Levite as my priest, I know that the Lord will make things go well for me."

Literal Translation
And Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will do me good, for the Levite is a priest to me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Micha sayde: I am sure the LORDE wyll do me good now, that I haue a Leuite to my prest.

American Standard Version
Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Bible in Basic English
Then Micah said, Now I am certain that the Lord will do me good, seeing that the Levite has become my priest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Micah: Now I am sure that the Lord will be good vnto me, seing I haue a Leuite to my prieste.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said Micah: 'Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite as my priest.'

King James Version (1611)
Then said Micah, Now know I that the Lord will doe me good, seeing I haue a Leuite to my Priest.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Michaias said, Now I know that the Lord will do me good, because a Levite has become my priest.

English Revised Version
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest."

Young's Literal Translation
and Micah saith, `Now I have known that Jehovah doth good to me, for the Levite hath been to me for a priest.'

Update Bible Version
Then Micah said, Now I know that Yahweh will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for my priest.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for [my] priest.

World English Bible
Then said Micah, Now know I that Yahweh will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

New King James Version
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!"

New Living Translation
"I know the Lord will bless me now," Micah said, "because I have a Levite serving as my priest."

New Life Bible
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will bring good to me because I have a Levite as my religious leader."

New Revised Standard
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because the Levite has become my priest."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Micah - Now, I know that Yahweh will do me good, - seeing I have a Levite as my priest.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now I know God will do me good, since I have a priest of the race of the Levites.

Revised Standard Version
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest."

THE MESSAGE
Micah said, "Now I know that God will make things go well for me—why, I've got a Levite for a priest!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest."

Contextual Overview

⁷ Also another yonge wexynge man was of Bethleem of Juda, of the kynrede therof, `that is, of Juda, and he was a dekene, and dwellide there. <sup>8</sup> And he yede out of the citee of Bethleem, and wolde be a pilgrim, where euere he foond profitable to hym silf. And whanne he made iourney, and `hadde come in to the hil of Effraym, and hadde bowid a litil in to `the hows of Mycha, <sup>9</sup> `he was axid of hym, Fro whennus comest thou? Which answeride, Y am a dekene of Bethleem of Juda, and Y go, that Y dwelle where Y may, and se that it is profitable to me. ¹⁰ Micha seide, Dwelle thou at me, and be thou fadir and preest `to me; and Y schal yyue to thee bi ech yeer ten platis of siluer, and double cloth, and tho thingis that ben nedeful to lijflode. <sup>11</sup> He assentide, and dwellide `at the man; and he was to the man as oon of sones. ¹² And Mycha fillide his hond, and hadde the child preest at hym, ¹³ and seide, Now Y woot, that God schal do wel to me, hauynge a preest of the kyn of Leuy.

Bible Verse Review
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Proverbs 14:12, Isaiah 44:20, Isaiah 66:3, Isaiah 66:4, Matthew 15:9, Matthew 15:13, John 16:2, Acts 26:9, Romans 10:2, Romans 10:3

Reciprocal: Judges 17:3 - I had wholly Judges 18:5 - of God Judges 18:24 - what have 2 Kings 17:27 - one of the priests Proverbs 30:12 - that are Isaiah 5:18 - draw Isaiah 48:2 - and stay

Cross-References

Genesis 14:14
And whanne Abram hadde herd this thing, that is, Loth his brothir takun, he noumbride his borun seruauntis maad redy thre hundrid and eiytene, and pursuede hem `til to Dan.

Genesis 15:3
And Abram addide, Sotheli thou hast not youe seed to me, and, lo! my borun seruaunt schal be myn eir.

Genesis 37:27
It is betere that he be seeld to Ismalitis, and oure hondis be not defoulid, for he is oure brother and fleisch. The britheren assentiden to these wordis;

Genesis 37:36
Madianytis seelden Joseph into Egipt to Putifar, chast `and onest seruaunt of Farao, maistir of the chyualrie.

Genesis 39:1
Therfor Joseph was led in to Egipt, and Putifar, `chast and onest seruaunt of Farao, prince of the oost, a man of Egipt, bouyte hym of the hondis of Ismaelitis, of which he was brouyt.

Exodus 12:44
sotheli ech seruaunt bouyt schal be circumcidid, and so he schal ete;

Exodus 21:2
If thou biest an Ebrew seruaunt, he schal serue thee sixe yeer; in the seuenthe yeer he schal go out fre,

Exodus 21:4
But if the lord of the servaunt yaf a wijf to hym, and sche childide sones and douytris, the womman and hir children schulen be hir lordis; sotheli the seruaunt schal go out with his owne clooth.

Exodus 21:16
He that cursith his fadir, ether modir, die bi deeth.

Nehemiah 5:5
And now as the fleischis of oure britheren ben, so and oure fleischis ben; and as ben the sones of hem, so and oure sones ben; lo! we han maad suget oure sones and oure douytris in to seruage, and seruauntissis ben of oure douytris, and we han not wherof thei moun be ayenbouyt; and othere men han in possessioun oure feeldis, and oure vyneris.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Micah,.... Within himself, pleased with what he had done, and with what he engaged in:

now know I that the Lord will do me good; that I shall enjoy his favour, be a happy man, and prosper; and by this it appears, that notwithstanding the idolatry he had fallen into, he had not utterly forsaken the Lord, but worshipped him in and by his images; there was a mixture of the worship of God, and of the worship of images:

seeing I have a Levite to my priest; who was of the same tribe the priests were, and so the nearest to them of any, and which he thought would be acceptable to God, and an omen of good to himself.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This shows the ignorance as well as the superstition of the age (compare 2 Kings 18:22), and gives a picture of the lawlessness of the times. The incidental testimony to the Levitical priesthood is to be noted; but the idolatrous worship in the immediate neighborhood of Shiloh is passing strange.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 17:13. Now know I that the Lord will do me good — As he had already provided an epitome of the tabernacle, a model of the ark, mercy-seat, and cherubim; and had got proper sacerdotal vestments, and a Levite to officiate; he took for granted that all was right, and that he should now have the benediction of God. Some think that he expected great gain from the concourse of the people to his temple; but of this there is no evidence in the text. Micah appears to have been perfectly sincere in all that he did.

I HAVE already remarked that there is no positive evidence that Micah or his mother intended to establish any idolatrous worship. Though they acted without any Divine command in what they did; yet they appear, not only to have been perfectly sincere, but also perfectly disinterested. They put themselves to considerable expense to erect this place of worship, and to maintain, at their own proper charges, a priest to officiate there; and without this the place, in all probability, would have been destitute of the worship and knowledge of the true God. His sincerity, disinterestedness, and attachment to the worship of the God of his fathers, are farther seen in the joy which he expressed on finding a Levite who might legally officiate in his house. It is true, he had not a Divine warrant for what he did; but the state of the land, the profligacy of his countrymen, his distance from Shiloh, &c., considered, he appears to deserve more praise than blame, though of the latter he has received a most liberal share from every quarter. This proceeds from that often-noticed propensity in man to take every thing which concerns the character of another by the worst handle. It cannot be considered any particular crime, should these notes be found at any time leaning to the other side.