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1Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim

1A man named Micah lived in the mountainous region of the territory of Ephraim.

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 told his mother, "Do you remember those 1,100 silver coins that were stolen from you and about which you uttered a curse when I could hear it? Well, I have the silver. I took it." So she replied, "May my son be 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.”

3Her son gave back the 1,100 silver coins to his mother, and she said, "I'm totally giving this silver—from my hand to the LORD—so my son can make a carved image and a cast image. So I'm returning it to you."

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.

4When he had returned the silver to his mother, his mother took 200 of the silver coins and handed them over to a silversmith. He crafted them into a carved image and into a cast image, and they were set up 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 his own shrine, had crafted his own ephod and some household idols, and had installed one of his sons as a priest.

6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.

6Back in those days, Israel didn't yet have a king, so each person did whatever seemed right in his own opinion.

7And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.

7A young male descendant of Levi happened to be visiting there from Bethlehem in the territory 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 had left his city Bethlehem in Judah to live wherever he could. As he traveled along, he eventually arrived at Micah's house in the mountainous region of Ephraim, looking for work.

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.”

9Micah asked him, "Where did you come from?" He replied, "I'm a descendant of Levi from Bethlehem in Judah, and I'm going to stay temporarily 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 in

10So Micah replied, "Come live with me! You can be a spiritual father to me, as well as a priest. I'll pay you ten silver coins a year, plus a priestly uniform and an income." So the descendant of Levi moved in.

11and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.

11The descendant of Levi agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of the family.

12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.

12Micah set up the descendant of Levi in ministry, and the young man became his priest while he 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.”

13As for Micah, he kept saying, "Now I know the LORD will make me rich, because I have a descendant of Levi for a priest!"

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