Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols,
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.
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.
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.
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
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Idolatry
4
So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image overlaid with silver,
Cross References
Genesis 31:19
When Laban had gone to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
Judges 8:27
Gideon made an ephod
Judges 18:14
The five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish told their brothers, “Did you know that there are an ephod, household gods, and a carved image overlaid with silver
Genesis 31:30
Now you have gone off because you long for your father—but why have you stolen my gods?”
Judges 18:24
He said, “You took the gods I had made and the priest, and went away. What do I have left? How can you say to me, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
Exodus 28:15
“You
Exodus 29:9
Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and
Hosea 3:4
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince,
Exodus 24:5
Then he sent out young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed bulls as fellowship offerings to the Lord.
Exodus 28:4
These are the garments that they must make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a specially woven tunic,
1 Samuel 23:6
Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, and he brought an ephod with him.
1 Kings 12:31
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places
1 Kings 13:33-34
After all this
Ezra 1:7
King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the Lord’s house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the house of his gods.
Hosea 8:14
Judah has also multiplied fortified cities.
I will send fire on their cities,
and it will consume their citadels.
Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.