| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah. | 1There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah. |
| 2And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, even saying it in my ears—here is the silver with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “May you be blessed by the LORD, my son!” | 2He said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about--here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you." Then his mother said, "My son, you are blessed by the LORD!" |
| 3So when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, “I had wholly dedicated the silver from my hand to the LORD for my son, to make a carved image and a molded image; now therefore, I will return it to you.” | 3He returned the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother, and his mother said, "I personally consecrate the silver to the LORD for my son's benefit to make a carved image overlaid with silver." |
| 4Thus he returned the silver to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a molded image; and they were in the house of Micah. | 4So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image overlaid with silver, and it was in Micah's house. |
| 5The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. | 5This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest. |
| 6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. | 6In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did whatever he wanted. |
| 7Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there. | 7There was a young man, a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who resided within the clan of Judah. |
| 8The man departed from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to stay wherever he could find a place. Then he came to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. | 8The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to settle wherever he could find a place. On his way he came to Micah's home in the hill country of Ephraim." |
| 9And Micah said to him, “Where do you come from?” So he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am on my way to find a place to stay.” | 9Where do you come from?" Micah asked him. He answered him, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I'm going to settle wherever I can find a place." |
| 10Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your sustenance.” So the Levite went in. | 10Micah replied, "Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions." So the Levite went in |
| 11Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him. | 11and agreed to stay with the man, and the young man became like one of his sons. |
| 12So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah. | 12Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in Micah's house. |
| 13Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!” | 13Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest." |
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