11The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.


In Context

8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled.

9 Micah said to him, |Where did you come from?| He said to him, |I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.|

10 Micah said to him, |Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.| So the Levite went in.

11 The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

12 Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

13 Then Micah said, |Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest.|

Judges 17:11 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:11So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man was to him like one of his sons.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:11He was content, and abode with the man, and was unto him as one of his sons.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.