Judges 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Judges 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 17:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Judges 17:9 — World English Bible
Judges 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Judges 17:9 — American Standard Version
Judges 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Micah saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `A Levite <FI>am<Fi> I, of Beth-Lehem-Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.'”
Judges 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem-Judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place]. ”
Judges 17:9 — Darby Translation
Judges 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Michah saide vnto him, Whence comest thou? And the Leuite answered him, I come from Beth-lehem Iudah, and goe to dwell where I may finde a place.”
Judges 17:9 — Geneva Bible
Judges 17:9 in Context — Judges 17
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.
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
What Does Judges 17:9 Mean?
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