Micah’s Idolatry 1 ULT Now there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name{ was} Micah. BSB BSB: Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
2 ULT And he said to his mother,“The 1, 100 silver that was taken from you, and you swore, and also you spoke in my ears, behold, the silver{ is} with me. I myself took it.” His mother said,“Blessed{ be} my son by Yahweh!” BSB BSB: said 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!”
3 ULT And he returned the 1, 100 silver to his mother, and his mother said,“Consecrating, I consecrate the silver to Yahweh, from my hand to my son to make an idol and a molded image. And now, I return it to you.” BSB BSB: And 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.”
4 ULT And he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took 200 silver and she gave it to a refiner. And he made it{ into} an idol and a molded image, and it was in the house of Micah. BSB BSB: So 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.
5 ULT And the man Micah, to him{ was} a house of gods. And he made an ephod and teraphim, and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he was to him for a priest. BSB BSB: Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
6 ULT In those days a king{ was} not in Israel. A man did the right in his eyes. BSB BSB: In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
7 ULT Now there was a young man from Bethlehem{ in} Judah, from the clan of Judah. Now he was a Levite, and he was sojourning there. BSB BSB: And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
8 ULT And the man went from the city, from Bethlehem{ in} Judah, to sojourn in where he might find. And he entered the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to make his way. BSB BSB: This 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.
9 ULT And Micah said to him,“From where have you come?” And he said to him,“I{ am} a Levite from Bethlehem{ in} Judah, and I am going to sojourn in where I may find.” BSB BSB: “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.”
10 ULT And Micah said to him,“Stay with me and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I myself will give to you ten silver for the days, and a set of garments and your sustenance.” So the Levite went{ in}. BSB BSB: “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
11 ULT And the Levite was willing to stay with the man, and the young man became to him like one from his sons. BSB BSB: and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
12 ULT And Micah filled the hand of the Levite, and the young man was to him for a priest, and he was in the house of Micah. BSB BSB: Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
13 ULT Then Micah said,“Now I know that Yahweh will be good to me, because the Levite is to me for a priest.” BSB BSB: Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
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