Judges 17:2
1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
- KJV
- And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
- WEB
- He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears—behold, the silver is with me. I took it.” His mother said, “May the LORD bless my son!”
- ASV
- And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou didst utter a curse, and didst also speak it in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred silver-pieces that were taken from thee, and about which thou didst curse and speak of in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be my son of Jehovah!
- BLB
- And he said to his mother, “The thousand and a hundred [shekels] of silver that were taken from you, and on which you put a curse, and even saying it in my ears, here [is] the silver with me. I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed [is] my son of YHWH!”
- ÅB
- Han sa til sin mor: De elleve hundre sekel sølv[^1] som ble tatt fra deg, og som du har uttalt forbannelse over, så også jeg hørte på det - disse penger er hos meg; det er jeg som har tatt dem. Da sa hans mor: Velsignet være du, min sønn, av Herren!
- OTB
- Han sa til sin mor: «De elleve hundre sølvstykkene som ble tatt fra deg, som du uttalte en forbannelse over og talte om i mitt nærvær, se, jeg har sølvet; jeg tok det.» Hans mor svarte: «Velsignet være min sønn av Herren.»
- B1930
- Han sa til sin mor: De elleve hundre sekel sølv som blev tatt fra dig, og som du har uttalt forbannelse over, så også jeg hørte på det - disse penger er hos mig; det er jeg som har tatt dem. Da sa hans mor: Velsignet være du, min sønn, av Herren! / < DMR 16, 5.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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Nehemiah 13:25
And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
Read in contextRuth 3:10
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Read in contextMatthew 26:74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Read in context2 John 1:11
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Read in context1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
Read in context1 Samuel 14:24
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
Read in contextPsalms 10:3
For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Read in contextJudges 5:23
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
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