Judges 17:4-6
New English Translation
4 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] 5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine.[d] He made an ephod[e] and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.[f] 6 In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.[g]
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- Judges 17:4 tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.
- 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.
- Judges 17:4 tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”
- Judges 17:5 tn Heb “house of God.”
- Judges 17:5 sn Here an ephod probably refers to a priestly garment (cf. Exod 28:4-6).
- Judges 17:5 tn Heb “and he filled the hand of one of his sons and he became his priest.”
- Judges 17:6 tn Heb “Each was doing what was right in his [own] eyes.”
Judges 17:4-6
New International Version
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.(A) And it was put in Micah’s house.
5 Now this man Micah had a shrine,(B) and he made an ephod(C) and some household gods(D) and installed(E) one of his sons as his priest.(F) 6 In those days Israel had no king;(G) everyone did as they saw fit.(H)
Footnotes
- Judges 17:4 That is, about 5 pounds or about 2.3 kilograms
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