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And there was a man◦ of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Micah◦.
2
And he said to his mother, The thousand and the hundred of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou◦ didst make··an··oath, and also spoke◦ in my ears, behold the silver is with me; I◦ took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my son.
3
And he returned the thousand and the hundred of silver to his mother, and his mother said, Sanctifying, I had sanctified the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image; and now I will return it to thee.
4
But he returned the silver unto his mother; and his mother took two··hundred of silver, and gave them to the refiner, and he made thereof a carved image and a molten image; and they were in the house of Micah◦.
5
And the man◦ Micah had◦ a house of God, and made an ephod and teraphim, and filled the hand* of one of his sons, and he was to him for a priest.
6
In those◦ days there was no king in Israel; every man◦ did that which was upright in his own eyes.
7
And there was a lad from Bethlehem of Judah, of the family of Judah, and he◦ was a Levite, and he◦ sojourned there.
8
And the man◦ went from the city, from Bethlehem of Judah, to sojourn where▵ he could find; and he came to Mount Ephraim to◦ the house of Micah, in making his way.
9
And Micah said to him, Whence◦ comest thou? And he said unto▵ him, I▵ am a Levite from Bethlehem of Judah, and I▵ go◦ to sojourn where▵ I find a place.
10
And Micah said to him, Dwell with··me, and be for me for a father and for a priest, and I▵ will give thee ten pieces of silver for the days, and a value of garments and thy living. And the Levite went in.
11
And the Levite was··content to dwell with◦ the man◦; and the lad was to him as one of his sons.
12
And Micah filled the hand of the Levite; and the lad became his priest and was in the house of Micah.
13
And Micah said, Now I know that Jehovah will do··good for me, for the Levite is a priest to me.
