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| 1Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1A man named Micah lived in the mountainous region of the territory of Ephraim. |
| 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!” | 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." |
| 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.” | 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| 5The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became 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. |
| 7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. | 7A young male descendant of Levi happened to be visiting there from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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.” | 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| 11Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. | 11The descendant of Levi agreed to live with the man, and the young man became like one of the family. |
| 12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. | 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, since I have a Levite as 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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