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1 There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah.
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Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
2 He 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!"
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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 He 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."
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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 So 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.
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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 This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be 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; everyone did whatever he wanted.
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In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
7 There was a young man, a Levite, from Bethlehem in Judah, who resided within the clan of Judah.
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A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
8 The 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.
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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 "Where 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.
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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 Micah 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
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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 agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like 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.
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