Judges 17

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 17 of 21

¹ And there was a man of the hills of Ephraim, and his name was Micah.

² And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, and you uttered a curse, even also speaking in my ear; behold, the silver is with me. I have taken it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son by Jehovah.

³ And he gave back the eleven hundred silver pieces to his mother. And his mother said, I have wholly consecrated the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image. And now, I am returning it to you.

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Chapter Summary

Of the money that Micah first stole, he returned; his mother makes idols, and the ornaments for them. 7 He hires a Levite to be his priest.

Key Hebrew Words

בְּגָדִ֖ים treachery H899 · TWOT 198a

אֵפוֹד֙ ephod H646 · TWOT 142.1a

יְהוּדָ֔ה Judah H3063 · TWOT 850c

יִמְצָ֑א attain to H4672 · TWOT 1231

אֶלֶף֩ thousand H505 · TWOT 109a

People & Context

Micah Confesses to Theft

Micah of Ephraim confesses to his mother that he took her eleven hundred pieces of silver. His mother blesses him.

Micah's Mother Consecrates Silver

Micah returns the silver. His mother consecrates it to Jehovah and gives two hundred pieces to a refiner to make a graven and a molten image.

Micah Creates a House of Gods

Micah places the images in his house, makes an ephod and household idols, and consecrates one of his sons to be a priest.

Timeline

Micah Confesses to Theft

Micah of Ephraim confesses to his mother that he took her eleven hundred pieces of silver. His mother blesses him.

Judges 17:1-2

Micah's Mother Consecrates Silver

Micah returns the silver. His mother consecrates it to Jehovah and gives two hundred pieces to a refiner to make a graven and a molten image.

Judges 17:3-4

Micah Creates a House of Gods

Micah places the images in his house, makes an ephod and household idols, and consecrates one of his sons to be a priest.

Judges 17:5-6

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