Judges 17:12

17:12 Micah paid ¹  the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.

Judges 18:4

18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, ²  “He hired me and I became his priest.”

Judges 18:6

18:6 The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. ³  The Lord will be with you on your mission.” ⁴ 

[17:12]  ¹ tn Heb “filled the hand of.”

[18:4]  ² tn Heb “He said to them, ‘Such and such Micah has done for me.’” Though the statement is introduced and presented, at least in part, as a direct quotation (note especially “for me”), the phrase “such and such” appears to be the narrator’s condensed version of what the Levite really said.

[18:6]  ³ tn Heb “in peace.”

[18:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “In front of the LORD is your way in which you are going.”