Judges 17:10
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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.“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
In other translations
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.“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
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto <the> himמִיכָהmikhahMicahH4318שְׁבָהshevahremain !H3427עִמָּדִי'imadiwith meH5978וֶהְיֵה־vehyeh-and becomeH1961לִיliof meלְאָבle'av<into> a fatherH1וּלְכֹהֵןulekhohenand <into> a priestH3548וְאָנֹכִיve'anokhiand IH595אֶתֶּן־'eten-I will giveH5414לְךָlekhato <the> youעֲשֶׂרֶת'aserettenH6235כֶּסֶףkesefsilverH3701לַיָּמִיםlaiyamimto the daysH3117וְעֵרֶךְve'erekhand an order ofH6187בְּגָדִיםbegadimgarmentsH899וּמִחְיָתֶךָumichyatekhaand sustenance yourH4241וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980הַלֵּוִי׃halevithe LeviteH3881
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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