| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah. | 1There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah. |
| 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!" | 2He said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on--here's the silver. I took it." Then his mother said, "My son, may you be blessed by the LORD!" |
| 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." | 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 and a silver idol. I will give it back to you." |
| 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. | 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 and a silver idol, and it was in Micah's house. |
| 5This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be 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 whatever he wanted. | 6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever seemed right to him. |
| 7There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who resided within the clan of Judah. | 7There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who was staying within the clan of Judah. |
| 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." | 8The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. On his way he came to Micah's home in the hill country of Ephraim. |
| 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." | 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 stay wherever I can find a place." |
| 10Micah 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 | 10Micah 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 the man, and the young man became like one of his sons. | 11and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons. |
| 12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's 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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