Judges 17:10

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.

And Micah {H4318} said {H559} unto him, Dwell {H3427} with me, and be unto me a father {H1} and a priest {H3548}, and I will give {H5414} thee ten {H6235} shekels of silver {H3701} by the year {H3117}, and a suit {H6187} of apparel {H899}, and thy victuals {H4241}. So the Levite {H3881} went in {H3212}.

Mikhah replied, "Stay with me, and be a father and cohen for me; I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, in addition to your clothing and food." So the Levi 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

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.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • 1 Peter 5:2

    Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

  • Judges 17:11

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

  • Judges 18:19

    And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • Judges 18:20

    And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

  • 1 Timothy 6:10

    For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

  • 2 Kings 6:21

    And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?

  • Matthew 26:15

    And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

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