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World English Bible

Judges 17 (WEBP)

[1] There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
[2] He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May Yahweh bless my son!”
[3] He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”
[4] When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to a silversmith, who made a carved image and a molten image out of it. It was in the house of Micah.
[5] 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.
[6] In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.
[7] There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there.
[8] The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find a place, and he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
[9] Micah said to him, “Where did you come from?” He said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
[10] Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.
[11] The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
[12] Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
[13] Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite as my priest.”

Judges 17:5 Teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 17 (KJVS)

[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 Beth-lehem-judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned () there.
[8] And the man departed () out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah 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 Beth-lehem-judah, 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.

Judges 17:5 Heb. filled the hand
Judges 17:8 Heb. in making his way
Judges 17:10 Or, a double suit, etc: Heb. an order of garments

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 17 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο ανηρ εξ ορους εφραιμ και ονομα αυτω μιχα
[2] και ειπεν τη μητρι αυτου χιλιους και εκατον αργυριου τους λημφθεντας σοι και εξωρκισας και ειπας εν τοις ωσιν μου ιδου το αργυριον παρ εμοι εγω ελαβον αυτο και ειπεν η μητηρ αυτου ευλογημενος ο υιος μου τω κυριω
[3] και απεδωκεν τους χιλιους και εκατον του αργυριου τη μητρι αυτου και ειπεν η μητηρ αυτου αγιασμω ηγιασα το αργυριον τω κυριω εκ της χειρος μου κατα μονας του ποιησαι γλυπτον και χωνευτον και νυν επιστρεψω αυτα σοι και αποδωσω σοι αυτο
[4] και απεδωκεν το αργυριον τη μητρι αυτου και ελαβεν η μητηρ αυτου διακοσιους του αργυριου και εδωκεν αυτο τω χωνευτη και εποιησεν αυτο γλυπτον και χωνευτον και εγενετο εν τω οικω μιχα
[5] και ο ανηρ μιχα αυτω οικος θεου και εποιησεν εφουδ και θεραφιν και ενεπλησεν την χειρα ενος των υιων αυτου και εγενηθη αυτω εις ιερεα
[6] εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις ουκ ην βασιλευς εν ισραηλ ανηρ το αγαθον εν οφθαλμοις αυτου εποιει
[7] και εγενετο παιδαριον εκ βηθλεεμ δημου ιουδα εκ της συγγενειας ιουδα και αυτος λευιτης και αυτος παρωκει εκει
[8] και επορευθη ο ανηρ εκ της πολεως ιουδα εκ βηθλεεμ παροικειν ου εαν ευρη και εγενηθη εις ορος εφραιμ εως οικου μιχα του ποιησαι την οδον αυτου
[9] και ειπεν αυτω μιχα ποθεν ερχη και ειπεν προς αυτον λευιτης εγω ειμι εκ βηθλεεμ ιουδα και εγω πορευομαι παροικειν ου εαν ευρω
[10] και ειπεν αυτω μιχα καθου μετ εμου και γενου μοι εις πατερα και εις ιερεα και εγω δωσω σοι δεκα αργυριου εις ημερας και ζευγος ιματιων και τα προς το ζην σου και επορευθη ο λευιτης
[11] και ηρξατο παροικειν παρα τω ανδρι και εγενηθη αυτω το παιδαριον ως εις των υιων αυτου
[12] και ενεπλησεν μιχα την χειρα του λευιτου και εγενηθη αυτω το παιδαριον εις ιερεα και ην εν τω οικω μιχα
[13] και ειπεν μιχα νυν εγνων οτι ηγαθοποιησεν με κυριος οτι εγενηθη μοι ο λευιτης εις ιερεα

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.