Judges 17:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖י
(hal·le·vi)
3881: desc. of Levifrom Levi
agreedוַיֹּ֥ואֶל
(vai·yo·v·'el)
2974: to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)a prim. root
to liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶת
(la·she·vet)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
with the man,הָאִ֑ישׁ
(ha·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
and the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙
(han·na·'ar)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
becameוַיְהִ֤י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
to him like oneכְּאַחַ֖ד
(ke·'a·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
of his sons.מִבָּנָֽיו׃
(mib·ba·nav.)
1121: sona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the Levite
Leviyiy  (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
was content
ya'al  (yaw-al')
to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition -- assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, willingly, would.
to dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
with the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and the young man
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
was unto him as one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
of his sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons.

International Standard Version
The descendant of Levi agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of the family.

NET Bible
So the Levite agreed to stay with the man; the young man was like a son to Micah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and agreed to live with Micah. The young man became like one of Micah's sons.

King James 2000 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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