Judges 17
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Judges 17:1-4

1NowH1961 a manH376 namedH8034 MicahH4321 from the hill countryH2022 of EphraimH669 2saidH559 to his motherH517, “The elevenH505 hundredH3967 shekels of silverH37011 thatH834 were takenH3947 from you andH1571 about which I heardH241 youH859 utterH559 a curseH422—I haveH2009 the silver hereH3701 with meH854; IH589 took itH3947.”

Then his motherH517 saidH559, “Blessed beH1288 my sonH1121 by the LORDH3068!”

3And when he had returnedH7725H853 the elevenH505 hundredH3967 shekels of silverH3701 to his motherH517, she saidH559, “I wholly dedicateH6942 the silverH3701 to the LORDH3068H3027 for my son’s benefitH1121, to makeH6213 a graven imageH6459 and a molten idolH4541. Therefore I will nowH6258 return itH7725 to you.”

4So he returnedH7725 the silverH3701 to his motherH517, and sheH517 tookH3947 two hundredH3967 shekels of silverH37012 and gave themH5414 to a silversmithH6884, who made themH6213 into a graven imageH6459 and a molten idolH4541. And they were placedH1961 in the houseH1004 of MicahH4321.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 17:2 1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver; also in verse 3. ↩
  2. 2. Judges 17:4 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of silver. ↩

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