Judges 17:9

Judges 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.”

Context of Judges 17:9

7There was a young man who lived in Bethlehem, a town in Judah. He was a Levite. 8He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live. As he travelled in the hill country of Ephraim, he arrived at Micah's house. Micah asked him, ‘Where have you come from?’ The man replied, ‘I am a Levite who was living in Bethlehem in Judah. Now I am looking for a new place to live.’ 10Micah said, ‘Stay here with me. You will be my advisor and my priest. I will pay you ten pieces of silver each year, as well as your clothes and food.’ 11So the Levite agreed to stay with Micah. He became like a son for Micah.

Judges 17:9 word by word

וַיֹּאמֶר־ל֥וֹ מִיכָ֖ה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו לֵוִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Whenceאַ֫יִן'ayin · where?H370
• comestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• a Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• of Beth–lehem–judahבֵּית לֶ֫חֶםbêyth lechem · BethlehemH1035
• and I goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to sojournגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• where I may findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Commentaries on Judges 17:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Micah thought it was a sign of God's favour to him and his images, that a Levite should come to his door. Thus those who please themselves with their own delusions, if Providence unexpectedly bring any thing to their hands that further them in their evil way, are apt from thence to think that God is pleased with them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13These two epilogues (Judges 17–18 and 19–21) show that inspired but unstructured leadership cannot last. As society moved toward chaos and civil war, the phrase, In those days there was no king in Israel appears four times. The phrase, everyone did what was right in his own eyes is added twice (Judges 17:6; 18:1; 19:1; 21:25). The era of inspired leadership declined and ended in disorder. Something important was missing.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Levite
• Micah
• Teraphim
• Bethlehem
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of
• Jonathan (1)

Commentaries on Judges 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary