17:1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name {was} Micah.
17:1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name {was} Micah.

17:2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred {shekels} of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst curse, and speak of also in my ears, behold, the silver {is} with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed {be thou} of the LORD, my son.
17:2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred {shekels} of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst curse, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver {is} with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed {be thou} of the LORD, my son.

17:3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred {shekels} of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to thee.
17:3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred {shekels} of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to thee.

17:4 Yet he restored the money to his mother; and his mother took two hundred {shekels} of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
17:4 Yet he restored the money to his mother; and his mother took two hundred {shekels} of silver, and gave them to the silversmith, who made of it 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 made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
17:5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

17:6 In those days {there was} no king in Israel, {but} every man did {that which was} right in his own eyes.
17:6 In those days {there was} no king in Israel, {but} every man did {that which 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 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who {was} a Levite, and he sojourned there.

17:8 And the man departed out of the city from Beth-lehem-judah, to sojourn where he could find {a place}: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
17:8 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find {a place}: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

17:9 And Micah said to him, Whence comest thou? And he said to 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 of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find {a place}.

17:10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten {shekels} of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
17:10 And Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten {shekels} of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy sustenance. So the Levite went in.

17:11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
17:11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as 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 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

17:13 Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for {my} priest.
17:13 Then said Micah, Now I know that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite for {my} priest.