Judges 17:8-10

Contemporary English Version

^7-8One day a young Levite came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim. He had been staying with one of the clans of Judah in Bethlehem, but he had left Bethlehem to find a new place to live^[a] where he could be a priest.^[b]

⁹“Where are you from?” Micah asked.

“I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” the man answered, “and I'm on my way to find a new place to live.”

¹⁰Micah said, “Why don't you stay here with me? You can be my priest and tell me what God wants me to do. Every year I'll give you ten pieces of silver and one complete set of clothes, and I'll provide all your food.”

The young man went for a walk,

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Footnotes

17.7,8 place to live: The people of the Levi tribe did not have a large area of land like the other tribes.
17.7,8 to find … priest: Or “and was on his way to find a new place to live.”