Judges 17 And there was a man of mount Ephraim , whose name was Micah.

1 H376 And there was a man H2022 of mount H669 Ephraim H8034 , whose name H4321 was Micah.

2 H559 And he said [H8799] H517 unto his mother H505 , The eleven hundred H3967 H3701 shekels of silver H3947 that were taken [H8795] H422 from thee, about which thou cursedst [H8804] H559 , and spakest [H8804] H241 of also in mine ears H3701 , behold, the silver H3947 is with me; I took [H8804] H517 it. And his mother H559 said [H8799] H1288 , Blessed [H8803] H3068 be thou of the LORD H1121 , my son.

3 H7725 And when he had restored [H8686] H505 the eleven hundred H3967 H3701 shekels of silver H517 to his mother H517 , his mother H559 said [H8799] H6942 , I had wholly [H8687] H6942 dedicated [H8689] H3701 the silver H3068 unto the LORD H3027 from my hand H1121 for my son H6213 , to make [H8800] H6459 a graven image H4541 and a molten image H7725 : now therefore I will restore [H8686] it unto thee.

4 H7725 Yet he restored [H8686] H3701 the money H517 unto his mother H517 ; and his mother H3947 took [H8799] H3967 two hundred H3701 shekels of silver H5414 , and gave [H8799] H6884 them to the founder [H8802] H6213 , who made [H8799] H6459 thereof a graven image H4541 and a molten image H1004 : and they were in the house H4321 of Micah.

5 H376 And the man H4318 Micah H1004 had an house H430 of gods H6213 , and made [H8799] H646 an ephod H8655 , and teraphim H4390 , and consecrated [H8762] H3027 H259 one H1121 of his sons H3548 , who became his priest.

6 H3117 In those days H4428 there was no king H3478 in Israel H376 , but every man H6213 did [H8799] H3477 that which was right H5869 in his own eyes.

7 H5288 And there was a young man H1035 out of Bethlehemjudah H3063 H4940 of the family H3063 of Judah H3881 , who was a Levite H1481 , and he sojourned [H8804] there.

8 H376 And the man H3212 departed [H8799] H5892 out of the city H1035 from Bethlehemjudah H3063 H1481 to sojourn [H8800] H4672 where he could find [H8799] H935 a place : and he came [H8799] H2022 to mount H669 Ephraim H1004 to the house H4318 of Micah H6213 , as he journeyed [H8800] H1870 .

9 H4318 And Micah H559 said [H8799] H370 unto him, Whence H935 comest [H8799] H559 thou? And he said [H8799] H3881 unto him, I am a Levite H1035 of Bethlehemjudah H3063 H1980 , and I go [H8802] H1481 to sojourn [H8800] H4672 where I may find [H8799] a place .

10 H4318 And Micah H559 said [H8799] H3427 unto him, Dwell [H8798] H1 with me, and be unto me a father H3548 and a priest H5414 , and I will give [H8799] H6235 thee ten H3701 shekels of silver H3117 by the year H6187 , and a suit H899 of apparel H4241 , and thy victuals H3881 . So the Levite H3212 went in [H8799] .

11 H3881 And the Levite H2974 was content [H8686] H3427 to dwell [H8800] H376 with the man H5288 ; and the young man H259 was unto him as one H1121 of his sons.

12 H4318 And Micah H4390 consecrated [H8762] H3027 H3881 the Levite H5288 ; and the young man H3548 became his priest H1004 , and was in the house H4318 of Micah.

13 H559 Then said [H8799] H4318 Micah H3045 , Now know [H8804] H3068 I that the LORD H3190 will do me good [H8686] H3881 , seeing I have a Levite H3548 to my priest.

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. ² And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. ³ And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. ⁴ Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. ⁵ And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. ⁶ In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. ⁷ And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. ⁸ And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. ⁹ And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. ¹⁰ And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. ¹¹ And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. ¹² And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. ¹³ Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.