Verse 5
Judges 17:5
Free Bible Version
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At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thing to do.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָ/אִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה ל֖/וֹ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּ/תְרָפִ֔ים וַ/יְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִ/בָּנָ֔י/ו וַ/יְהִי ל֖/וֹ לְ/כֹהֵֽן
English Translation
And the man Micah made a house of gods, and he made an ephod and household gods, and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became a priest for him.
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Chapter 17 Context
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told his mother, “Those eleven hundred shekels of silver that were stolen from you and that I heard...
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He gave back to his mother the eleven hundred shekels of silver. His mother announced, “I'm complete...
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After he'd returned the silver to his mother she gave two hundred shekels to a silversmith who made...
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Micah had built a shrine for the idol. He also made an ephod and some household gods, and ordained o...
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At that time Israel didn't have a king— everyone did what they themselves thought was the right thin...
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One young man, a Levite from the tribe of Judah had been living in Bethlehem in Judah,
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left Bethlehem to look for a different place to live. As he traveled through the hill country of Eph...
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“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” the man replied. “I'm...
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“Come and stay here with me. You can be my ‘father’ and priest, and I'll give you ten shekels of sil...
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and agreed to stay with him. The young man became like a son to him.
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“I'm sure the Lord will bless me now, because I have a Levite as my priest,” Micah concluded.
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