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Judges 17

Micah's Idolatry

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Now there was a manh376 of the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669 whose nameh8034 was Micahh4321.

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He saidh559 to his motherh517, "The elevenh505h3967 hundredh3967 pieces of silverh3701 whichh834 were takenh3947 from you, about which you utteredh422 a curseh422  1in my hearingh241, beholdh2009, the silverh3701 is with me; I tookh3947 it." And his motherh517 saidh559, "Blessedh1288 be my sonh1121 by the LORDh3068."

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He then returnedh7725 the elevenh505h3967 hundredh3967 pieces of silverh3701 to his motherh517, and his motherh517 saidh559, "I whollyh6942 dedicateh6942 the silverh3701 from my handh3027 to the LORDh3068 for my sonh1121  ato makeh6213a a gravenh6459 imageh6459 and a moltenh4541a imageh4541a; nowh6258 therefore, I will returnh7725  1them to you."

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So when he returnedh7725 the silverh3701 to his motherh517, his motherh517 tookh3947 two hundredh3967 pieces of silverh3701 and gaveh5414 them to the silversmithh6884 who madeh6213a  1them into a gravenh6459 imageh6459 and a moltenh4541a imageh4541a, and  2they were in the househ1004 of Micahh4321.

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And the manh376 Micahh4318 had a  1 ashrineh1004h430 and he madeh6213a an  bephodh646 and  2 chouseholdh8655 idolsh8655 and  3consecratedh4390h3027 oneh259 of his sonsh1121,  dthat he might becomeh1961 his priesth3548.

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In thoseh1992a daysh3117  athereh369 was noh369 kingh4428 in Israelh3478;  beveryh376 manh376 didh6213a whath3477 was righth3477 in his own eyesh5869.

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Now there was a youngh5288 manh5288 from  aBethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063, of the familyh4940 of Judahh3063, whoh1931 was a Leviteh3881; and he was  1stayingh1481a thereh8033.

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Then the manh376 departedh1980 from the cityh5892b, from Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063, to  1stayh1481a whereverh834 he might findh4672 a place; and as he madeh6213a his journeyh1870, he cameh935 to the  ahillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669 to the househ1004 of Micahh4318.

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Micahh4318 saidh559 to him, "Whereh370 do you comeh935 from?" And he saidh559 to him, "I am a Leviteh3881 from Bethlehemh1035 in Judahh3063, and I am goingh1980 to  1stayh1481a whereverh834 I may findh4672 a place."

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Micahh4318 then saidh559 to him, "Dwellh3427 with me and be  aa fatherh1 and a priesth3548 to me, and I will giveh5414 you tenh6235 pieces of silverh3701 a yearh3117, a suith6187 of clothesh899b, and your maintenanceh4241." So the Leviteh3881 wenth1980 in.

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The Leviteh3881 agreedh2974 to liveh3427 with the manh376, and the youngh5288 manh5288 becameh1961 to him like oneh259 of his sonsh1121.

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So Micahh4318  1consecratedh4390h3027 the Leviteh3881, and the youngh5288 manh5288  abecameh1961 his priesth3548 and  2livedh1961 in the househ1004 of Micahh4318.

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Then Micahh4318 saidh559, "Nowh6258 I knowh3045 that the LORDh3068 will prosperh3190 me, seeingh3588 I haveh1961 a Leviteh3881 as priesth3548."



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