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And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah.
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Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
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Now there was a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
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A man named Micah lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
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And 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.
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He said to his mother, "Remember that 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you? I overheard you when you pronounced your curse. Well, I have the money; I stole it. But now I've brought it back to you." His mother said, "GOD bless you, my son!"
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said to his mother, "The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse-I have that silver with me; I took it." Then his mother said, "The LORD bless you, my son!"
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And 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!"
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One day he said to his mother, "I heard you curse the thief who stole eleven hundred pieces of silver from you. Well, here they are. I was the one who took them.The LORD bless you for admitting it," his mother replied.
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And 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.
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As he returned the 1,100 silver pieces to his mother, she said, "I had totally consecrated this money to GOD for my son to make a statue, a cast god."
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When he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, "I solemnly consecrate my silver to the LORD for my son to make a carved image and a cast idol. I will give it back to you."
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So 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."
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He returned the money to her, and she said, "I now dedicate these silver coins to the LORD. In honor of my son, I will have an image carved and an idol cast."
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Yet 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.
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Then she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a sculptor and he cast them into the form of a god.
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So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into the image and the idol. And they were put in Micah's house.
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Thus 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.
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So his mother took two hundred of the silver coins to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah's house.
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And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
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This man, Micah, had a private chapel. He had made an ephod and some teraphim-idols and had ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
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Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some idols and installed one of his sons as his priest.
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The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
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Micah set up a shrine, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as the priest.
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In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
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In those days there was no king in Israel. People did whatever they felt like doing. [JC]
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In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit.
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In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
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In those days Israel had no king, so the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.
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And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
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Meanwhile there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah and from a family of Judah. He was a Levite but was a stranger there.
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A young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, who had been living within the clan of Judah,
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Now there was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; he was a Levite, and was staying there.
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One day a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah
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And 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.
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He left that town, Bethlehem in Judah, seeking his fortune. He got as far as the hill country of Ephraim and showed up at Micah's house.
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left that town in search of some other place to stay. On his way he came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim.
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The 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.
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arrived in that area of Ephraim, looking for a good place to live. He happened to stop at Micah's house as he was traveling through.
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And 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.
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Micah asked him, "So where are you from?" He said, "I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I'm on the road, looking for a place to settle down."
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Micah asked him, "Where are you from?I'm a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah," he said, "and I'm looking for a place to stay."
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And 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."
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"Where are you from?" Micah asked him. And he replied, "I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live."
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And 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.
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Micah said, "Stay here with me. Be my father and priest. I'll pay you ten pieces of silver a year, whatever clothes you need, and your meals."
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Then Micah said to him, "Live with me and be my father and priest, and I'll give you ten shekels of silver a year, your clothes and your food."
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Micah 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.
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"Stay here with me," Micah said, "and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food."
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And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
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The Levite agreed and moved in with Micah. The young man fit right in and became one of the family.
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So the Levite agreed to live with him, and the young man was to him like one of his sons.
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Then the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man became like one of his sons to him.
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The Levite agreed to this and became like one of Micah's sons.
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And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
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Micah appointed the young Levite as his priest. This all took place in Micah's home.
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Then Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
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So Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and lived in the house of Micah.
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So Micah ordained the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah's house.
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Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
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Micah said, "Now I know that GOD will make things go well for me--why, I've got a Levite for a priest!" [JC]
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And Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest."
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Then Micah said, "Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since I have a Levite as priest!"
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"I know the LORD will bless me now," Micah said, "because I have a Levite serving as my priest."
