Textus Receptus Bibles
Parallel Bibles
| 17:1 | And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. |
| 17:2 | 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. |
| 17:3 | 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. |
| 17:4 | 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. |
| 17:5 | 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. |
| 17:6 | In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. |
| 17:7 | And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. |
| 17:8 | 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. |
| 17:9 | 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. |
| 17:10 | 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. |
| 17:11 | And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. |
| 17:12 | And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. |
| 17:13 | Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. |
| 17:1 | There was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Michah, |
| 17:2 | And he saide vnto his mother, The eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer that were taken from thee, for the which thou cursedst, and spakedst it, euen in mine hearing, beholde, the siluer is with me, I tooke it. Then his mother saide, Blessed be my sonne of the Lord. |
| 17:3 | And when he had restored the eleuen hundreth shekels of siluer to his mother, his mother sayd, I had dedicate the siluer to the Lord of mine hand for my sonne, to make a grauen and molten image. Now therfore I will giue it thee again. |
| 17:4 | And when he had restored the money vnto his mother, his mother tooke two hundreth shekels of siluer, and gaue them to the founder, which made thereof a grauen and molten image, and it was in the house of Michah. |
| 17:5 | And this man Michah had an house of gods, and made an Ephod, and Teraphim, and cosecrated one of his sonnes, who was his Priest. |
| 17:6 | In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his owne eyes. |
| 17:7 | There was also a yong man out of Bethlehem Iudah, of the familie of Iudah: who was a Leuite, and soiourned there. |
| 17:8 | And the man departed out of the citie, euen out of Beth-lehem Iudah, to dwell where he coulde finde a place: and as he iourneyed, he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Michah |
| 17:9 | And Michah saide vnto him, Whence comest thou? And the Leuite answered him, I come from Beth-lehem Iudah, and goe to dwell where I may finde a place. |
| 17:10 | Then Michah said vnto him, Dwell with me, and be vnto me a father and a Priest, and I will giue thee ten shekels of siluer by yeere, and a sute of apparell, and thy meate and drinke. So the Leuite went in. |
| 17:11 | And the Leuite was content to dwel with the man, and the yong man was vnto him as one of his owne sonnes. |
| 17:12 | And Michah consecrated the Leuite, and the yong man was his Priest, and was in the house of Michah. |
| 17:13 | Then said Michah, Nowe I know that the Lord will be good vnto me, seeing I haue a Leuite to my Priest. |
| n/a | |
The King James Version 2016 Edition is copyright © 2016 by Textus Receptus PTY. LTD.
Used by permission. All rights reserved. Further details
Green's Literal Translation (LITV). Copyright 1993 by Jay P. Green Sr.
All rights reserved. Jay P. Green Sr., Lafayette, IN. U.S.A. 47903.
Permission to non-commercially distribute freely