Then Micah said, “Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
- BSB Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
- NKJV Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!”
- NASB Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will prosper me, because I have a Levite as a priest.”
- NLT “I know the Lord will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
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Cross-references · 8
- Matt 15:13But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.
- Acts 26:9“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.
- Rom 10:2–3For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- Matt 15:9And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
- Isa 66:3–4He who kills an ox is as he who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog’s neck; he who offers an offering, as he who offers pig’s blood; he who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yes, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations:
- Isa 44:20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
- Prov 14:12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
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