Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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Passages linked to Judges 17:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 18:30 The children of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.
- Numbers 16:5 He said to Korah and to all his company, “In the morning, Yahweh will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him. Even him whom he shall choose, he will cause to come near to him.
- Numbers 16:8-10 Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi! Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do the service of Yahweh’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them; and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? Do you seek the priesthood also?
- 1 Kings 12:31 He made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
- 1 Kings 13:33-34 After this thing Jeroboam didn’t return from his evil way, but again made priests of the high places from among all the people. Whoever wanted to, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places. This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Jdg 17:12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the…
Jdg 17:12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Ver. 12. And Micah consecrated the Levite.] Which none might lawfully do but the high priest. See how one sin draweth on another.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Consecrated the Levite, to be a priest, for which…
Consecrated the Levite, to be a priest, for which he thought a consecration necessary, as knowing that the Levites were no less excluded from the priest’s office than the people.
Became his priest, instead of his son, whom he had consecrated for want of a fitter, Jdg 17:5; but now seems to restrain him from the exercise of that office, and to devolve it wholly upon the Levite, who was nearer akin to it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Micah consecrated the Levite,.... Installed him into, and…
And Micah consecrated the Levite,.... Installed him into, and invested him with the priestly office; in like manner he had consecrated his son before, by filling his hand with sacrifices; see Jdg 17:5.
and the young man became his priest; and did the work and office of one; this was a very daring piece of presumption in them both; in Micah, to take upon him to consecrate a priest, who was himself of the tribe of Ephraim; and in the young man, to suffer himself to be put into such an office, which did not belong to him, for though every priest was a Levite, or of the tribe of Levi, yet every Levite had not a right to be a priest, only those who were of the family of Aaron:
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and was in the house of Micah; and continued there.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Consecrated - To be a priest, for which he…
Consecrated - To be a priest, for which he thought a consecration necessary, as knowing the Levites were no less excluded from the priest's office than the people. The young man - Instead of his son, whom he had consecrated, but now seems to restrain him from the exercise of that office, and to devolve it wholly upon the Levite, who was nearer akin to it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Micah consecrated the Levite] וימלא את יד…
Verse 12. Micah consecrated the Levite] וימלא את יד vayemalle eth yad, he filled his hands, i.e., he gave him an offering to present before the Lord, that he might be accepted by him. He appointed him to be priest; God was to accept and consecrate him; and for this purpose he filled his hand; i.e., furnished him with the proper offering which he was to present on his inauguration.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Micah consecrated the Levite--Hebrew, "filled his hand." This act…
Micah consecrated the Levite--Hebrew, "filled his hand." This act of consecration was not less unlawful for Micah to perform than for this Levite to receive (see on Jdg 18:30).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Micah set apart the Levite
Micah set apart the Levite
Here "set apart" means that Micah "dedicated" or "ordained" him. AT: "Micah dedicated the Levite" (See: Idiom)
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was in Micah's house
Here living in Micah's house is spoken of as "being" in his house. AT: "lived in Micah's house" (See: Metonymy)
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set apart
Levi
holy
priest
house
Yahweh
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