| Judg. 17:1 |
Now there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. |
| Judg. 17:2 |
And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse and spoke it in my hearing--look, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed of Jehovah be my son! |
| Judg. 17:3 |
And he returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I do consecrate the silver to Jehovah from my hand to my son to make a sculptured idol and a molten image. Now therefore I will return it to you. |
| Judg. 17:4 |
And when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the founder, who made them into a sculptured idol and a molten image. And it was in the house of Micah. |
| Judg. 17:5 |
And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons to become his priest. |
| Judg. 17:6 |
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did that which was right in his own eyes. |
| Judg. 17:7 |
And there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was a sojourner there. |
| Judg. 17:8 |
And the man left the city Bethlehem in Judah to dwell wherever he could find [a place.] And he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he made his way. |
| Judg. 17:9 |
And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am traveling in order to dwell wherever I can find [a place.] |
| Judg. 17:10 |
And Micah said to him, Stay with me, and be a father and a priest to me; and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and an array of clothing and your food. So the Levite went [with him.] |
| Judg. 17:11 |
And the Levite was content to stay with the man; and the young man was to him like one of his sons. |
| Judg. 17:12 |
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest and was in the house of Micah. |
| Judg. 17:13 |
Then Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will prosper me, because the Levite has become my priest. |