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Judges 17

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Judges 17 . 1

1 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of EphraimTOSKJudges 17:1

Judges 17 . 2

2 said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”TOSKJudges 17:2

Judges 17 . 3

3 And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”TOSKJudges 17:3

Judges 17 . 4

4 So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.TOSKJudges 17:4

Judges 17 . 5

5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.TOSKJudges 17:5

Judges 17 . 6

6 In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.IPDeuteronomy 12:8TOSKJudges 17:6TTHoly Places (Access to God's Presence) Judges (Flawed Deliverers)

Judges 17 . 7

7 And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.TOSKJudges 17:7

Judges 17 . 8

8 This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.TOSKJudges 17:8

Judges 17 . 9

9 “Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”

Judges 17 . 10

10 “Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went inTOSKJudges 17:10