Judges 17:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.”

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BSBPD

“and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 17:11 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 17:8This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
  2. Judges 17:10“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in

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