- 1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.וַֽיְהִי אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽהַר אֶפְרָ֖יִם וּשְׁמ֥וֹ מִיכָֽיְהוּ
- 2And 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.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֡וֹ אֶלֶף֩ וּמֵאָ֨ה הַכֶּ֜סֶף אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֻֽקַּֽח ואתי וְאַ֤תְּ אָלִית֙ וְגַם֙ אָמַ֣רְתְּ בְּאָזְנַ֔י הִנֵּֽה הַכֶּ֥סֶף אִתִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י לְקַחְתִּ֑יו וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֔וֹ בָּר֥וּךְ בְּנִ֖י לַיהוָֽה
- 3And 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.וַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת אֶֽלֶף וּמֵאָ֥ה הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֡וֹ הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת הַכֶּסֶף֩ לַיהוָ֨ה מִיָּדִ֜י לִבְנִ֗י לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וְעַתָּ֖ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ
- 4Yet 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.וַיָּ֥שֶׁב אֶת הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתִּקַּ֣ח אִמּוֹ֩ מָאתַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽיְהוּ
- 5And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וַיְהִי לְכֹהֵֽן
- 6In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה
- 7And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.וַיְהִי נַ֗עַר לֶ֨חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת יְהוּדָ֑ה וְה֥וּא לֵוִ֖י וְה֥וּא גָֽר שָֽׁם
- 8And 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.וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִ֜ישׁ מֵהָעִ֗יר לֶ֨חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִמְצָ֑א וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר אֶפְרַ֛יִם עַד בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ
- 9And 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.וַיֹּאמֶר מִיכָ֖ה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו לֵוִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי לֶ֨חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָֽא
- 10And 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.וַיֹּאמֶר֩ מִיכָ֜ה שְׁבָ֣ה עִמָּדִ֗י וֶֽהְיֵה לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵן֒ וְאָנֹכִ֨י אֶֽתֶּן עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת כֶּ֨סֶף֙ לַיָּמִ֔ים וְעֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי
- 11And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.וַיּ֥וֹאֶל הַלֵּוִ֖י לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיְהִ֤י הַנַּ֨עַר֙ כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבָּנָֽיו
- 12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.וַיְמַלֵּ֤א מִיכָה֙ אֶת יַ֣ד הַלֵּוִ֔י וַיְהִי הַנַּ֖עַר לְכֹהֵ֑ן וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽה
- 13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי יֵיטִ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה כִּ֧י הָיָה הַלֵּוִ֖י לְכֹהֵֽן
Judges 17 KJV
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Judges 17 original-language research
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178 tagged Hebrew tokens73 distinct lexical entries13 of 13 verses source-tagged
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
כֶּסֶףH3701
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
מִיכָהH4318
Micah, the name of seven Israelites
לֵוִיִּיH3881
a Levite or descendant of Levi
אֵםH517
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
אִישׁH376
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
עָשָׂהH6213
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יְהוּדָהH3063
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Judges 17:1 | 1,921 | study verse |
| Judges 17:2 | 8,817 | study verse |
| Judges 17:3 | 7,941 | study verse |
| Judges 17:4 | 7,400 | study verse |
| Judges 17:5 | 4,637 | study verse |
| Judges 17:6 | 4,455 | study verse |
| Judges 17:7 | 3,102 | study verse |
| Judges 17:8 | 5,450 | study verse |
| Judges 17:9 | 4,087 | study verse |
| Judges 17:10 | 8,267 | study verse |
| Judges 17:11 | 2,050 | study verse |
| Judges 17:12 | 2,259 | study verse |
| Judges 17:13 | 2,254 | study verse |
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