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Judges 17:3-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
Judges 17:3-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 So Micah gave the 1,100 pieces of silver back to his mother. Then his mother said, “I dedicate this silver to the Lord for my son’s benefit. I want to make a carved idol and a metal idol. So now I’m giving the silver back to you.”
4 When Micah returned the silver to his mother, she took 200 pieces of the silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made a carved idol and a metal idol. Both were placed in Micah’s home. 5 Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod [a] and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
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- 17:5 Ephod is a technical term for a part of the priest’s clothes. Its exact usage and shape are unknown.
Judges 17:3-5
New International Version
Judges 17:3-5
New International Version
3 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 an image overlaid with silver.(A) I will give it back to you.”
4 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.(B) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(C) and he made an ephod(D) and some household gods(E) and installed(F) one of his sons as his priest.(G)
Footnotes
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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