Judges 17:7

Micah Hires a Professional

17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem ¹  in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. ² 

Judges 17:11-12

17:11 So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah. ³  17:12 Micah paid ⁴  the Levite; the young man became his priest and lived in Micah’s house.

Judges 18:15

18:15 They stopped ⁵  there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), ⁶  and asked him how he was doing. ⁷ 

[17:7]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the tribe of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was temporarily residing there.”

[17:11]  ³ tn Heb “the young man became like one of his sons.”

[17:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “filled the hand of.”

[18:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[18:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “Micah’s house.”

[18:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “they asked him concerning peace.”