Judges 17:10

Judges 17:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living." And the Levite went in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in.

Context of Judges 17:10

8Then the man departed from the town, from Bethlehem of Judah, to sojourn wherever he could find a place; and as he journeyed he arrived to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. 9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he replied to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah, and I am travelling to stay wherever I may find a place.” So Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, and a suit of apparel, and your provision.” So the Levite went in. 11And the Levite was content to stay with the man, and the young man became to him as one of his sons. 12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

Judges 17:10 word by word

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ מִיכָ֜ה שְׁבָ֣ה עִמָּדִ֗י וֶֽהְיֵה־לִי֮ לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵן֒ וְאָנֹכִ֨י אֶֽתֶּן־לְךָ֜ עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לַיָּמִ֔ים וְעֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Micahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• with me, and be unto me a fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and a priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• by the yearיוֹםyôm · day: yearH3117
• and a suitעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• of apparelבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and thy victualsמִחְיָהmichyâh · recoveryH4241
• So the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• went inיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Cross-references for Judges 17:10

• Judges 17:11And the Levite was content to stay with the man, and the young man became to him as one of his sons.
• Judges 18:19“Be quiet!” they said to him. “Put your hand on your mouth and go with us and be to us a father and a priest! Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man or to be priest to a tribe and a clan in Israel?”
• Genesis 45:8So now, it wasn’t you, you didn’t send me here, but God! And He made me as a father to Pharaoh, lord over his whole house and ruler over the entire land of Egypt.
• 2 Kings 6:21When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “Shall I surely strike them down, Avi?”
• 2 Kings 8:8So the king said to Hazael, “Take an offering in your hand and go meet the man of God, and inquire of Adonai by him saying: ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
• 2 Kings 13:14When Elisha got sick with his illness from which he would die, King Joash of Israel came down to him, wept over him and cried, “Avi, avi, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of one I did not know.
• Isaiah 22:21I will clothe him in your robe and fasten your sash on him. I will give your authority into his hands, so he will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
• Judges 18:20So the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the household idols and the carved image, and went along among the people.
• 1 Samuel 2:36Anyone left in your household will come and bow low to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and will say: ‘Please, assign me to one of the priestly offices so that I may eat a morsel of bread.’”
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill those who should not die and to save those who should not live, by lying to My people, who listen to lies.’”
• Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they weighed out thirty shekels of silver for him.
• John 12:6Now he said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. Since he had the moneybox, he used to steal from what was put in it.
• 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil—some, longing for it, have gone astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• 1 Peter 5:2shepherd God’s flock among you. Watch over it not under compulsion but willingly before God, not for dishonest gain but eagerly.

Commentaries on Judges 17:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Be unto me a father and a priest - Thou shalt be master of my house, as if thou wert my father; and, as priest, thou shalt appear in the presence of God for me. The term father is often used to express honor and reverence. Ten shekels of silver - About thirty shillings per annum, with board, lodging, and clothes. Very good wages in those early times.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Ten shekels - About 25 shillings to 26 shillings (see Exodus 38:24).Read the comment
• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father--a spiritual father, to conduct the religious services of my establishment. He was to receive, in addition to his board, a salary of ten shekels of silver, equal to 25 shillings a year. a suit of apparel--not only dress for ordinary use, but vestments suitable for the discharge of his priestly functions.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Levite
• Micah
• Father
• 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