Judges 17:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the man departed out of the city from Beth–lehem–judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.”
Judges 17:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 17:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 17:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Judges 17:8 — World English Bible
Judges 17:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. ”
Judges 17:8 — American Standard Version
Judges 17:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the man goeth out of the city, out of Beth-Lehem-Judah, to sojourn where he doth find, and cometh to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, to work his way.”
Judges 17:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 17:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem-Judah, to sojourn where he might find [a place]. And as he journeyed, he came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah. ”
Judges 17:8 — Darby Translation
Judges 17:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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”
Judges 17:8 — Geneva Bible
Judges 17:8 in Context — Judges 17
6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
7 And there was a young man out of Beth–lehem–judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth–lehem–judah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth–lehem–judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
What Does Judges 17:8 Mean?
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