17:1 And there was a man 376 of mount 2022 Ephraim 669, whose name 8034 [was] Micah 4321.

17:2 And he said 559 8799 unto his mother 517, The eleven hundred 505 3967 [shekels] of silver 3701 that were taken 3947 8795 from thee, about which thou cursedst 422 8804, and spakest 559 8804 of also in mine ears 241, behold, the silver 3701 [is] with me; I took 3947 8804 it. And his mother 517 said 559 8799, Blessed 1288 8803 [be thou] of the LORD 3068, my son 1121.

17:3 And when he had restored 7725 8686 the eleven hundred 505 3967 [shekels] of silver 3701 to his mother 517, his mother 517 said 559 8799, I had wholly 6942 8687 dedicated 6942 8689 the silver 3701 unto the LORD 3068 from my hand 3027 for my son 1121, to make 6213 8800 a graven image 6459 and a molten image 4541: now therefore I will restore 7725 8686 it unto thee.

17:4 Yet he restored 7725 8686 the money 3701 unto his mother 517; and his mother 517 took 3947 8799 two hundred 3967 [shekels] of silver 3701, and gave 5414 8799 them to the founder 6884 8802, who made 6213 8799 thereof a graven image 6459 and a molten image 4541: and they were in the house 1004 of Micah 4321.

17:5 And the man 376 Micah 4318 had an house 1004 of gods 430, and made 6213 8799 an ephod 646, and teraphim 8655, and consecrated 4390 8762 3027 one 259 of his sons 1121, who became his priest 3548.(consecrated: Heb. filled the hand)

17:6 In those days 3117 [there was] no king 4428 in Israel 3478, [but] every man 376 did 6213 8799 [that which was] right 3477 in his own eyes 5869.

17:7 And there was a young man 5288 out of Bethlehemjudah 1035 3063 of the family 4940 of Judah 3063, who [was] a Levite 3881, and he sojourned 1481 8804 there.

17:8 And the man 376 departed 3212 8799 out of the city 5892 from Bethlehemjudah 1035 3063 to sojourn 1481 8800 where he could find 4672 8799 [a place]: and he came 935 8799 to mount 2022 Ephraim 669 to the house 1004 of Micah 4318, as he journeyed 6213 8800 1870.(as he…: Heb. in making his way)

17:9 And Micah 4318 said 559 8799 unto him, Whence 370 comest 935 8799 thou? And he said 559 8799 unto him, I [am] a Levite 3881 of Bethlehemjudah 1035 3063, and I go 1980 8802 to sojourn 1481 8800 where I may find 4672 8799 [a place].

17:10 And Micah 4318 said 559 8799 unto him, Dwell 3427 8798 with me, and be unto me a father 1 and a priest 3548, and I will give 5414 8799 thee ten 6235 [shekels] of silver 3701 by the year 3117, and a suit 6187 of apparel 899, and thy victuals 4241. So the Levite 3881 went in 3212 8799.(a suit…: or, a double suit, etc: Heb. an order of garments)

17:11 And the Levite 3881 was content 2974 8686 to dwell 3427 8800 with the man 376; and the young man 5288 was unto him as one 259 of his sons 1121.

17:12 And Micah 4318 consecrated 4390 8762 3027 the Levite 3881; and the young man 5288 became his priest 3548, and was in the house 1004 of Micah 4318.

17:13 Then said 559 8799 Micah 4318, Now know 3045 8804 I that the LORD 3068 will do me good 3190 8686, seeing I have a Levite 3881 to [my] priest 3548.

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