1 And there was a man376 of mount2022 Ephraim,669 whose name8034 was Micah.4319

2 And he said559 to his mother,517 The eleven505 3967 hundred3967 shekels of silver3701 that were taken3947 from you, about which you cursed,422 and spoke559 of also1571 in my ears,241 behold,2009 the silver3701 is with me; I took3947 it. And his mother517 said,559 Blessed1288 be you of the LORD,3068 my son.1121

3 And when he had restored7725 the eleven505 3967 hundred3967 shekels of silver3701 to his mother,517 his mother517 said,559 I had wholly6942 dedicated6942 the silver3701 to the LORD3068 from my hand3027 for my son,1121 to make6213 a graven6459 image and a molten4541 image: now6258 therefore I will restore7725 it to you.

4 Yet he restored7725 the money3701 to his mother;517 and his mother517 took3947 two hundred3967 shekels of silver,3701 and gave5414 them to the founder,6884 who made6213 thereof a graven6459 image and a molten4541 image: and they were in the house1004 of Micah.4319

5 And the man376 Micah4318 had an house1004 of gods,430 and made6213 an ephod,646 and teraphim,8655 and consecrated4390 3027 one259 of his sons,1121 who became1961 his priest.3548

6 In those1992 days3117 there was no369 king4428 in Israel,3478 but every man376 did6213 that which was right3477 in his own eyes.5869

7 And there was a young5288 man out of Bethlehemjudah1035 of the family4940 of Judah,3063 who1931 was a Levite,3881 and he sojourned1481 there.8033

8 And the man376 departed3212 out of the city5892 from Bethlehemjudah1035 to sojourn1481 where834 he could find4672 a place: and he came935 to mount2022 Ephraim669 to the house1004 of Micah,4318 as he journeyed.6213 1870

9 And Micah4319 said559 to him, From where370 come935 you? And he said559 to him, I am a Levite3881 of Bethlehemjudah,1035 and I go1980 to sojourn1481 where834 I may find4672 a place.

10 And Micah4319 said559 to him, Dwell3427 with me, and be to me a father1 and a priest,3548 and I will give5414 you ten6235 shekels of silver3701 by the year,3117 and a suit6187 of apparel,899 and your victuals.4241 So the Levite3881 went3212 in.

11 And the Levite3881 was content2974 to dwell3427 with the man;376 and the young5288 man was to him as one259 of his sons.1121

12 And Micah4318 consecrated3027 the Levite;3881 and the young5288 man became1961 his priest,3548 and was in the house1004 of Micah.4318

13 Then said559 Micah,4318 Now6258 know3045 I that the LORD3068 will do me good,3190 seeing3588 I have1961 a Levite3881 to my priest.3548