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When he gave the silver back to his mother, she[a] took 200 pieces of silver[b] to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house.[c]

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  1. Judges 17:4 tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.
  2. Judges 17:4 tn The Hebrew text has “and gave it.” The referent (the pieces of silver) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Judges 17:4 tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”

So after he returned the silver to his mother, she took two hundred shekels[a] of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who used them to make the idol.(A) And it was put in Micah’s house.

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  1. Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms