Judges 17
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1Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim1There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah.
2said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”2He said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about--here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you." Then his mother said, "My son, you are blessed by the LORD!"
3And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”3He returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, "I personally consecrate the silver to the LORD for my son's benefit to make a carved image overlaid with silver."
4So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.4So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image overlaid with silver, and it was in Micah's house.
5Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.5This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.
6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted.
7And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.7There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who resided within the clan of Judah.
8This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.8The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to settle wherever he could find a place. On his way he came to Micah's home in the hill country of Ephraim."
9“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”9Where do you come from?" Micah asked him. He answered him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I'm going to settle wherever I can find a place."
10“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in10Micah replied, "Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions." So the Levite went in
11and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.11and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons.
12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house.
13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”13Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest."
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