American Standard Version
"And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. "
— Judges 17:11, American Standard Version
“And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.”
“The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.”
“So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah.”
“He was content, and abode with the man, and was unto him as one of his sons.”
“And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.”
“And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.”
And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find a place, and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
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.
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten pieces of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.