And there was a man{H376} of the hill-country{H2022} of Ephraim,{H669} whose name{H8034} was Micah.{H4321}

And he said{H559} unto his mother,{H517} The eleven hundred{H505} [pieces] of silver{H3701} that were taken{H3947} from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse,{H422} and didst also speak{H559} it in mine ears,{H241} behold, the silver{H3701} is with me; I took{H3947} it. And his mother{H517} said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} be my son{H1121} of Jehovah.{H3068}

And he restored{H7725} the eleven hundred{H505} [pieces] of silver{H3701} to his mother;{H517} and his mother{H517} said,{H559} I verily{H6942} dedicate{H6942} the silver{H3701} unto Jehovah{H3068} from my hand{H3027} for my son,{H1121} to make{H6213} a graven image{H6459} and a molten image:{H6459} now therefore I will restore{H7725} it unto thee.

And when he restored{H7725} the money{H3701} unto his mother,{H517} his mother{H517} took{H3947} two hundred{H3967} [pieces] of silver,{H3701} and gave{H5414} them to the founder,{H6884} who made{H6213} thereof a graven image{H6459} and a molten image:{H4541} and it was in the house{H1004} of Micah.{H4321}

And the man{H376} Micah{H4318} had a house{H1004} of gods,{H430} and he made{H6213} an ephod,{H646} and teraphim,{H8655} and consecrated{H4390} one{H259} of his sons,{H1121} who became his priest.{H3548}

In those days{H3117} there was no king{H4428} in Israel:{H3478} every man{H376} did{H6213} that which was right{H3477} in his own eyes.{H5869}

And there was a young man{H5288} out of Beth-lehem-judah,{H1035} of the family{H4940} of Judah,{H3063} who was a Levite;{H3881} and he sojourned{H1481} there.

And the man{H376} departed{H3212} out of the city,{H5892} out of Beth-lehem-judah,{H1035} to sojourn{H1481} where he could find{H4672} [a place], and he came{H935} to the hill-country{H2022} of Ephraim{H669} to the house{H1004} of Micah,{H4318} as he journeyed.{H6213}

And Micah{H4318} said{H559} unto him, Whence{H370} comest{H935} thou? And he said{H559} unto him, I am a Levite{H3881} of Beth-lehem-judah,{H1035} and I go{H1980} to sojourn{H1481} where I may find{H4672} [a place].

And Micah{H4318} said{H559} unto him, Dwell{H3427} with me, and be unto me a father{H1} and a priest,{H3548} and I will give{H5414} thee ten{H6235} [pieces] of silver{H3701} by the year,{H3117} and a suit{H6187} of apparel,{H899} and thy victuals.{H4241} So the Levite{H3881} went in.{H3212}

And the Levite{H3881} was content{H2974} to dwell{H3427} with the man;{H376} and the young man{H5288} was unto him as one{H259} of his sons.{H1121}

And Micah{H4318} consecrated{H4390} the Levite,{H3881} and the young man{H5288} became his priest,{H3548} and was in the house{H1004} of Micah.{H4318}

Then said{H559} Micah,{H4318} Now know{H3045} I that Jehovah{H3068} will do me good,{H3190} seeing I have a Levite{H3881} to my priest.{H3548}