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1 And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.
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said 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 that silver with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “The LORD bless you, my son!”
3 And he restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
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When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make an image overlaid with silver. I will give it back to you.”
4 And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah.
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So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol. And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
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Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest.
6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
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A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
8 And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
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left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [a place].
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Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten [pieces] of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
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Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food.”
11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
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So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
13 Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
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And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”
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