Judges 17:10

“And Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be for me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year, and a set of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went.”

Judges 17:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 17:10, word by word

And Micahמִיכָהmicha

Micah

Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Stayשְׁבָsheva

stay

To remain in a place.

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with meעִמָּדִimadi

with me

With me, beside me.

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and beהְיֵהheye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a fatherאָבav

founder

One who started a trade, or someone much respected.

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and a priestכֹהֵןchohen

pagan priest

A priest of other gods.

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will giveאֶתֶּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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shekels of silverכֶּסֶףkesef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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a yearיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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and a setעֵרֶךְerech

arrangement

Things set in their place, in order.

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of clothesבְּגָדִיםbegadim

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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and your sustenanceמִחְיָתֶmichyate

food

What one needs to eat.

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So the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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The context

9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah, and I am going to reside as an alien wherever I may find a place.”

10 · This verse (above)

11And the Levite was willing to stay with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

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