Giudici 17:12

12 Mica consacrò quel Levita; il giovine gli servì da sacerdote, e si stabilì in casa di lui.

Giudici 17:12 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 17:12

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 ( Judges 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:

and was in the house of Micah;
and continued there.

Giudici 17:12 In-Context

10 Mica gli disse: "Rimani con me, e siimi padre e sacerdote; ti darò dieci sicli d’argento all’anno, un vestito completo, e il vitto". E il Levita entrò.

11 Egli acconsentì a stare con quell’uomo, che trattò il giovine come uno de’ suoi figliuoli.

12 Mica consacrò quel Levita; il giovine gli servì da sacerdote, e si stabilì in casa di lui.

13 E Mica disse: "Ora so che l’Eterno mi farà del bene, perché ho un Levita come mio sacerdote".