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He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live. As he was traveling, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of the land of Ephraim. Micah asked him, “Where have you come from?”

The young man answered, “I am a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah. I am looking for a place to live.”

10 Then Micah said to him, “Live with me. Be my father and my priest. I will give you 4 ounces[a] of silver each year. I will also give you clothes and food.”

The Levite did what Micah asked.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:10 4 ounces Literally, “10 shekels” (115 g).

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