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8 The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
9 And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.”
10 Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, aand be a bfather and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in.  
11 Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
12 So Micah aconsecrated the Levite, and the young man bbecame his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Judges 17:10

Be unto me a father and a priest - Thou shalt be master of my house, as if thou wert my father; and, as priest, thou shalt appear in the presence of God for me. The term father is often used to express honor and reverence.

Ten shekels of silver - About thirty shillings per annum, with board, lodging, and clothes. Very good wages in those early times.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Judges 17:10:

Genesis 45:8

 

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