Judges 17 – Studienbibel

1 And there was a man376 of mount2022 Ephraim669, whose name8034 was Micah4321. 2 And he said559 unto his mother517, The eleven hundred505 3967 shekels of silver3701 that were taken3947 from thee, about which thou cursedst422, and spakest559 of also in mine ears241, behold, the silver3701 is with me; I took3947 it. And his mother517 said559, Blessed1288 be thou of the LORD3068, my son1121. 3 And when he had restored7725 the eleven hundred505 3967 shekels of silver3701 to his mother517, his mother517 said559, I had wholly6942 dedicated6942 the silver3701 unto the LORD3068 from my hand3027 for my son1121, to make6213 a graven image6459 and a molten image4541: now therefore I will restore7725 it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored7725 the money3701 unto his mother517; and his mother517 took3947 two hundred3967 shekels of silver3701, and gave5414 them to the founder6884, who made6213 thereof a graven image6459 and a molten image4541: and they were in the house1004 of Micah4321. 5 And the man376 Micah4318 had an house1004 of gods430, and made6213 an ephod646, and teraphim8655, and consecrated4390 3027 one259 of his sons1121, who became his priest3548.¹ 6 In those days3117 there was no king4428 in Israel3478, but every man376 did6213 that which was right3477 in his own eyes5869.

7 And there was a young man5288 out of Bethlehemjudah1035 3063 of the family4940 of Judah3063, who was a Levite3881, and he sojourned1481 there. 8 And the man376 departed3212 out of the city5892 from Bethlehemjudah1035 3063 to sojourn1481 where he could find4672 a place: and he came935 to mount2022 Ephraim669 to the house1004 of Micah4318, as he journeyed6213 1870.² 9 And Micah4318 said559 unto him, Whence370 comest935 thou? And he said559 unto him, I am a Levite3881 of Bethlehemjudah1035 3063, and I go1980 to sojourn1481 where I may find4672 a place. 10 And Micah4318 said559 unto him, Dwell3427 with me, and be unto me a father1 and a priest3548, and I will give5414 thee ten6235 shekels of silver3701 by the year3117, and a suit6187 of apparel899, and thy victuals4241. So the Levite3881 went in3212.³ 11 And the Levite3881 was content2974 to dwell3427 with the man376; and the young man5288 was unto him as one259 of his sons1121. 12 And Micah4318 consecrated4390 3027 the Levite3881; and the young man5288 became his priest3548, and was in the house1004 of Micah4318. 13 Then said559 Micah4318, Now know3045 I that the LORD3068 will do me good3190, seeing I have a Levite3881 to my priest3548.