SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:10
Entonces Micaía le dijo: Quédate en mi casa, y me serás en lugar de padre y sacerdote; y yo te daré diez siclos de plata por año, y el ordinario de vestidos, y tu comida. Y el levita se quedó.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Judges 17:10
Verse 10. Be unto me a father and a priest] Thou shalt be master of my house, as if thou wert my father; and, as priest, thou shalt appear in the presence of God for me. The term father is often used to express honour and reverence. Ten shekels of silver] About thirty shillings per annum, with board, lodging, and clothes. Very good wages in those early times.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And Micah said unto him, dwell with me , etc.] Hearing that he was a Levite, he thought him a fit man for his purpose, and would give some credit to, and put a better face upon his new form of worship, and therefore, without further inquiry after him and his character, invites him to make his abode with him: and be unto me a father and a priest ; a father to instruct him in the knowledge of divine things; so prophets were called fathers, and their disciples their sons; and a priest to offer sacrifices for him, and to consult before him by his teraphim upon occasion: and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year ; or yearly, which was but a small sum, a poor salary for a priest, at most amounting but to twenty five shillings, and scarce so much: and a suit of apparel ; or “an order of apparel” f374 ; such as was fit for one of his rank and order as a priest to wear, so Jarchi and Abarbinel; or a couple of garments, as the Targum and Septuagint, a double suit of apparel, according to the order of the season, one for summer and another for winter, as Kimchi and Ben Melech: and thy victuals ; his meat and drink: so thy Levite went in ; into his house, and it looks as if the parley was made, and the bargain struck at the door, Micah being at it as the Levite passed by, or came to it upon his knocking at it; he went after his counsel and advice, as Jarchi, or to do his business, as Kimchi.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-13 - Micah thought it was a sign of God's favour to him and his images, tha a Levite should come to his door. Thus those who please themselves with their own delusions, if Providence unexpectedly bring any thing to their hands that further them in their evil way, are apt from thence to think that God is pleased with them __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 לו מיכה 4318 שׁבה 3427 עמדי 5978 והיה 1961 לי לאב 1 ולכהן 3548 ואנכי 595 אתן 5414 לך עשׂרת 6235 כסף 3701 לימים 3117 וערך 6187 בגדים 899 ומחיתך 4241 וילך 1980 הלוי׃ 3881
