Judges 17 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And there will be a man of mount Ephraim and his name Micah. There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
2 And he will say to his mother, The thousand and one hundred of silver which was taken for thee, and thou cursedst me, and saidst also in mine ears, behold, the silver with me; I took it And his mother will say, Blessed my son to Jehovah. And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 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.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD.” 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 that silver with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “The LORD bless you, my son!”
3 And he will turn back the thousand and hundred of silver to his mother, and his mother will say, Consecrating, I consecrated the silver to Jehovah from my hand to my son, to make a carved thing and a molten: and now I will turn it back to thee. And he restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother. And his mother said, “I dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a metal image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.” When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make an image overlaid with silver. I will give it back to you.”
4 And he will turn back the silver to his mother; and his mother will take two hundred of silver and will give it to the goldsmith, and he will make it a carved thing and molten: and it will be in the house of Micah. So when he restored the money to his mother, his mother took 200 pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, who made it into a carved image and a metal image. And it was in the house of Micah. So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol. And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 And the man Micah to him a house of gods; and he will make an ephod and a teraphim, and he will fill the hand of one of his sons, and he will be to him for priest. And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest. Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest.
6 In those days not a king in Israel, as man will do the right in his eyes. In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
7 And there will be a youth from the House of Bread, of Judah, from the families of Judah, and he a Levite, and he sojourned there. Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
8 And the man will go from the city from the House of Bread, of Judah, to sojourn wherever he shall find: and he will come to mount Ephraim, even to the house of Micah, to make his way. And the man departed from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn where he could find a place. And as he journeyed, he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
9 And Micah will say to him, Whence shalt thou come? and the Levite will say to him, I am from the House of Bread, of Judah, and I go to sojourn where I shall find. And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” 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.” Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he said, “and I’m looking for a place to stay.”
10 And Micah will say to him, Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I will give to thee ten of silver for days, and an equipment of garments, and means of life. And the Levite will go in. 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 clothes and your living.” And the Levite went in. Then Micah said to him, “Live with me and be my father and priest, and I’ll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food.”
11 And the Levite will be willing to dwell with the man; and the youth will be to him as one of his sons. And the Levite was content to dwell with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
12 And Micah will fill the hand of the Levite; and the youth will be to him for a priest, and he will be in the house of Micah. And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
13 And Micah will say, Now I knew that Jehovah will be good to me, for there being to me the Levite for priest. Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.” And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”
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