| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. |
| 2And 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. | 2He 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." |
| 3And 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. | 3He 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." |
| 4Yet 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. | 4So 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. |
| 5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. | 5And 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. |
| 6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. | 6In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own eyes. |
| 7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. | 7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite; and he was staying there. |
| 8And 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. | 8Then 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. |
| 9And 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. | 9Micah 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." |
| 10And 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. | 10Micah 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. |
| 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. | 11The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons. |
| 12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. | 12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in the house of Micah. |
| 13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. | 13Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, seeing I have a Levite as priest." |
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