Judges Chapter 17 verse 11 Holy Bible
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
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And the Levite said he would make his living-place with the man, and he became to him as one of his sons.
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And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.
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And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
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And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
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The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
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And the Levite is willing to dwell with the man, and the young man is to him as one of his sons.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Was unto him as one of his sons.--The words are added by way of reflection on his subsequent ingratitude.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand agreedוַיּ֥וֹאֶל (way·yō·w·’el)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2974: To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)to stayלָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marrywithאֶת־ (’eṯ-)PrepositionStrong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among[him],הָאִ֑ישׁ (hā·’îš)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personand the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ (han·na·‘ar)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainerbecameוַיְהִ֤י (way·hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, belike aכְּאַחַ֖ד (kə·’a·ḥaḏ)Preposition-k | Number - masculine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstsonמִבָּנָֽיו׃ (mib·bā·nāw)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonto Micah.ל֔וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew Jump to PreviousAgreed Content Dwell Levite Willing Young
