Red-Letter King James Bible 1769 Edition (KJV)

1 Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored, his mother maketh images, 5 and he ornaments for them. 7 He hireth a Levite to be his priest.

17:1 ¶ And there was x1961 a man 376 of mount 2022 x4480 Ephraim, 669 whose name 8034 [was] Micah. 4321

17:2 And he said 559 z8799 unto his mother, 517 The eleven hundred 505 3967 [shekels] of silver 3701 that x834 were taken 3947 z8795 from thee, about which thou x859 cursedst, 422 z8804 and spakest 559 z8804 of also x1571 in mine ears, 241 behold, x2009 the silver 3701 [is] with x854 me; I x589 took 3947 z8804 it. And his mother 517 said, 559 z8799 Blessed 1288 z8803 [be thou] of the LORD, 3068 my son. 1121

17:3 And when he had restored 7725 z8686 x853 the eleven hundred 505 3967 [shekels] of silver 3701 to his mother, 517 his mother 517 said, 559 z8799 I had wholly y6942 z8687 dedicated 6942 z8689 x853 the silver 3701 unto the LORD 3068 from my hand 3027 x4480 for my son, 1121 to make 6213 z8800 a graven image 6459 and a molten image: 4541 now x6258 therefore I will restore 7725 z8686 it unto thee.

17:4 Yet he restored 7725 z8686 x853 the money 3701 unto his mother; 517 and his mother 517 took 3947 z8799 two hundred 3967 [shekels] of silver, 3701 and gave 5414 z8799 them to the founder, 6884 z8802 who made 6213 z8799 thereof a graven image 6459 and a molten image: 4541 and they were x1961 in the house 1004 of Micah. 4321

17:5 And the man 376 Micah 4318 had an house 1004 of gods, 430 and made 6213 z8799 an ephod, 646 and teraphim, 8655 and consecrated 4390 3027 z8762 x853 one 259 of his sons, 1121 x4480 who became x1961 his priest. 3548

17:6 In those x1992 days 3117 [there was] no x369 king 4428 in Israel, 3478 [but] every man 376 did 6213 z8799 [that which was] right 3477 in his own eyes. 5869

17:7 ¶ And there was x1961 a young man 5288 out of Bethlehemjudah 1035 3063 x4480 of the family 4940 x4480 of Judah, 3063 who x1931 [was] a Levite, 3881 and he x1931 sojourned 1481 z8804 there. x8033

17:8 And the man 376 departed y3212 z8799 x1980 out of the city 5892 x4480 from Bethlehemjudah 1035 3063 x4480 to sojourn 1481 z8800 where x834 he could find 4672 z8799 [a place]: and he came 935 z8799 to mount 2022 Ephraim 669 to x5704 the house 1004 of Micah, 4318 as he journeyed. 6213 1870 z8800

17:9 And Micah 4318 said 559 z8799 unto him, Whence 370 x4480 comest 935 z8799 thou? And he said 559 z8799 unto x413 him, I x595 [am] a Levite 3881 of Bethlehemjudah, 1035 3063 x4480 and I x595 go 1980 z8802 to sojourn 1481 z8800 where x834 I may find 4672 z8799 [a place].

17:10 And Micah 4318 said 559 z8799 unto him, Dwell 3427 z8798 with x5978 me, and be x1961 unto me a father 1 and a priest, 3548 and I x595 will give 5414 z8799 thee ten 6235 [shekels] of silver 3701 by the year, 3117 and a suit 6187 of apparel, 899 and thy victuals. 4241 So the Levite 3881 went in. y3212 z8799 x1980

17:11 And the Levite 3881 was content 2974 z8686 to dwell 3427 z8800 with x854 the man; 376 and the young man 5288 was x1961 unto him as one 259 of his sons. 1121 x4480

17:12 And Micah 4318 consecrated 4390 3027 z8762 x853 the Levite; 3881 and the young man 5288 became x1961 his priest, 3548 and was x1961 in the house 1004 of Micah. 4318

17:13 Then said 559 z8799 Micah, 4318 Now x6258 know 3045 z8804 I that x3588 the LORD 3068 will do me good, 3190 z8686 seeing x3588 I have x1961 a Levite 3881 to [my] priest. 3548