Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
New American Standard Bible
And the man Micah had a
King James Version
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Holman Bible
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols,
International Standard Version
This man Micah had his own shrine, had crafted his own ephod and some household idols, and had installed one of his sons as a priest.
A Conservative Version
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Amplified
Now the man Micah had a house of gods (shrine), and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated and installed one of his sons, who became his [personal] priest.
Bible in Basic English
And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.
Darby Translation
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Julia Smith Translation
And the man Micah to him a house of gods; and he will make an ephod and a teraphim, and he will fill the hand of one of his sons, and he will be to him for priest
King James 2000
And the man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod, and household gods, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The man Micah had for himself {a shrine}, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and {he appointed one of his sons} who became a priest for him.
Modern King James verseion
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the man Micah had a chapel of gods, and made an ephod and images, and filled the hand of one of his sons which became his priest.
NET Bible
Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.
New Heart English Bible
The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, the man Micah, had a house of gods, - and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Webster
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
World English Bible
The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Youngs Literal Translation
As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;
Themes
the Ephod » Used by idolatrous priests
Idolatrous » priests » Examples of
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » In private houses
Idolatry » Exemplified » Micah
Images » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
priests » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Religious » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Teraphim » Used by micah, stolen by the danites
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Idolatry
4 And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Cross References
Genesis 31:19
Now Laban was gone to shear his sheep: and Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's.
Judges 8:27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
Judges 18:14
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Genesis 31:30
And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?
Judges 18:24
And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What aileth thee?
Exodus 28:15
And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus 29:9
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Hosea 3:4
For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim:
Exodus 24:5
And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oxen unto Jehovah.
Exodus 28:4
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of checker work, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
1 Samuel 23:6
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
1 Kings 12:31
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.
1 Kings 13:33-34
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, that there might be priests of the high places.
Ezra 1:7
Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;
Hosea 8:14
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.
Hebrews 5:4
And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.