Judges 17:1 And there was a man376 of mount2022 Ephraim,669 whose name8034 was Micah.4321 cr 2 And he said559 unto his mother,517 The eleven hundred505 3967 shekels of silver3701 that were taken3947 from thee, about which thou cursedst,422 and spakest559 of also in mine ears,241 behold, the silver3701 is with me; I took3947 it. And his mother517 said,559 Blessed1288 be thou of the LORD,3068 my son.1121 cr 3 And when he had restored7725 the eleven hundred505 3967 shekels of silver3701 to his mother,517 his mother517 said,559 I had wholly6942 dedicated6942 the silver3701 unto the LORD3068 from my hand3027 for my son,1121 to make6213 a graven image6459 and a molten image:4541 now therefore I will restore7725 it unto thee. cr 4 Yet he restored7725 the money3701 unto his mother;517 and his mother517 took3947 two hundred3967 shekels of silver,3701 and gave5414 them to the founder,6884 who made6213 thereof a graven image6459 and a molten image:4541 and they were in the house1004 of Micah.4321 cr 5 And the man376 Micah4318 had an house1004 of gods,430 and made6213 an ephod,646 and teraphim,8655 and consecrated4390 3027{Heb. filled the hand} one259 of his sons,1121 who became his priest.3548 cr 6 In those days3117 there was no king4428 in Israel,3478 but every man376 did6213 that which was right3477 in his own eyes.5869 cr

Judges 17:7 And there was a young man5288 out of Bethlehemjudah1035 3063 of the family4940 of Judah,3063 who was a Levite,3881 and he sojourned1481 there. cr 8 And the man376 departed3212 out of the city5892 from Bethlehemjudah1035 3063 to sojourn1481 where he could find4672 a place: and he came935 to mount2022 Ephraim669 to the house1004 of Micah,4318 as he journeyed.6213 1870{Heb. in making his way} cr 9 And Micah4318 said559 unto him, Whence370 comest935 thou? And he said559 unto him, I am a Levite3881 of Bethlehemjudah,1035 3063 and I go1980 to sojourn1481 where I may find4672 a place. cr 10 And Micah4318 said559 unto him, Dwell3427 with me, and be unto me a father1 and a priest,3548 and I will give5414 thee ten6235 shekels of silver3701 by the year,3117 and a suit6187 of apparel,899{Heb. an order of garments Or, a double suit, etc} and thy victuals.4241 So the Levite3881 went in.3212 cr 11 And the Levite3881 was content2974 to dwell3427 with the man;376 and the young man5288 was unto him as one259 of his sons.1121 cr 12 And Micah4318 consecrated4390 3027 the Levite;3881 and the young man5288 became his priest,3548 and was in the house1004 of Micah.4318 cr 13 Then said559 Micah,4318 Now know3045 I that the LORD3068 will do me good,3190 seeing I have a Levite3881 to my priest.3548 cr