17:1 And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
17:1 Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.

17:2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred (pieces) of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.
17:2 And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD."

17:3 And he restored the eleven hundred (pieces) of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
17:3 He then returned the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother, and his mother said, "I wholly dedicate the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son to make a graven image and a molten image; now therefore, I will return them to you."

17:4 And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred (pieces) of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah.
17:4 So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver and gave them to the silversmith who made them into a graven image and a molten image, and they were in the house of Micah.

17:5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
17:5 And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.

17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
17:6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes.

17:7 And there was a young man out of Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there.
17:7 Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there.

17:8 And the man departed out of the city, out of Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find (a place), and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
17:8 Then the man departed from the city, from Bethlehem in Judah, to stay wherever he might find [a place;] and as he made his journey, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah.

17:9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find (a place).
17:9 And Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to stay wherever I may find [a place.]"

17:10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten (pieces) of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
17:10 Micah then said to him, "Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten [pieces] of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your maintenance." So the Levite went [in.]

17:11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
17:11 And the Levite agreed to live with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

17:12 And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
17:12 So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah.

17:13 Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
17:13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest."