Judges 18:4
What does Judges 18:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 18:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he saith unto them, `Thus and thus hath Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and I am to him for a priest.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.
Context
v.3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
v.4This passage
v.5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 20:33
I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
- Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
- Isaiah 56:11
Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
- 2 Peter 2:3
And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
- Judges 17:12
And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
- John 10:12
He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them: