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Micah’s Idolatry | ||||
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| 1 Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. | 1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1 There was a man named Micah from the mountain region of Ephraim. | 1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1 There was a man of the hill country of E'phraim, whose name was Micah. | 2 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." | 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. | 2 He told his mother, "You were upset about the 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you. I even heard you put a curse on them. Here's the silver. I took it!" His mother said, "The LORD bless you, my son!" | 2 He said to his mother, "The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." His mother said, "Blessed be my son of Yahweh." | 2 And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD." | 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." | 3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. | 3 So Micah gave the 1,100 pieces of silver back to his mother. Then his mother said, "I dedicate this silver to the LORD for my son's benefit. I want to make a carved idol and a metal idol. So now I'm giving the silver back to you." | 3 He restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I most certainly dedicate the silver to Yahweh from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you." | 3 And he restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother; and his mother said, "I consecrate 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 you." | 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. | 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. | 4 When Micah returned the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made a carved idol and a metal idol. Both were placed in Micah's home. | 4 When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah. | 4 So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a graven image and a molten image; and it was in the house of Micah. | 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. | 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. | 5 Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest. | 5 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. | 5 And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. | 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. | 6 In those days Israel didn't have a king. Everyone did whatever he considered right. | 6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. | 6 In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. | 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. | 7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. | 7 There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah. (Bethlehem belongs to the family of Judah.) He was a Levite but was living in Bethlehem. | 7 There was a young man out of Bethlehem Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he lived there. | 7 Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he sojourned there. | 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. | 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. | 8 This man left Bethlehem in Judah to live wherever he could find [a place]. He came to Micah's house in the mountains of Ephraim to carry on his work. | 8 The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to live where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled. | 8 And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah, to live where he could find a place; and as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of E'phraim to the house of Micah. | 9 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." | 9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. | 9 Micah asked him, "Where do you come from?" The man told him, "I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I'm going to live wherever I can find [a place]." | 9 Micah said to him, "Where did you come from?" He said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem Judah, and I am looking for a place to live." | 9 And Micah said to him, "From where do you come?" And he said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I may find a place." | 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. | 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto 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. | 10 Micah told him, "Stay with me! Be a father and a priest to me. I'll give you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your room and board." The Levite accepted the offer | 10 Micah said to him, "Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten [pieces] of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food." So the Levite went in. | 10 And Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, and a suit of apparel, and your living." | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. | 11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. | 11 and agreed to live with Micah. The young man became like one of Micah's sons. | 11 The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons. | 11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became to him like one of his sons. | 12 So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah. | 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. | 12 Micah ordained the Levite. So the young man became his priest and a part of his family. | 12 Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. | 12 And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. | 13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest." | 13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. | 13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me. I have a Levite for my priest." | 13 Then Micah said, "Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest." | 13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest." |
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