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| 1Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. |
| 2And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my son!” | 2And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 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.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD.” |
| 3So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.” | 3And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, “I dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” |
| 4Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah. | 4So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. |
| 5The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. | 5And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. |
| 6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. | 6In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. |
| 7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. | 7Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. |
| 8The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. | 8And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. |
| 9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.” | 9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place.” |
| 10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in. | 10And Micah said to him, “Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year and a suit of clothes and your living.” And the Levite went in. |
| 11Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. | 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. |
| 12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. | 12And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. |
| 13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!” | 13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.” |
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