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Judges 17:3

Praise and worshipMoney and wealth

1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

2 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.

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.

5 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.

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BSB
And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
KJV
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.
WEB
He restored the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother, then his mother said, “I most certainly dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a molten image. Now therefore I will restore it to you.”
ASV
And he restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I verily dedicate the silver unto Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee.
DARBY
And he restored the eleven hundred silver-pieces to his mother; and his mother said, I had dedicated the silver to Jehovah from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image; and now I will restore it to thee.
BLB
And he returned the thousand and a hundred [shekels] of silver to his mother, and his mother said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to YHWH from my hand for my son to make a carved image and a molten image. And now I will return it to you.”
ÅB
Så gav han sin mor de elleve hundre sekel sølv tilbake; men hans mor sa: Disse penger vier jeg nå til Herren og overgir dem til min sønn, for at han kan gjøre et utskåret bilde med et støpt fotstykke til, og nå gir jeg deg dem tilbake.
OTB
Han ga de elleve hundre sølvstykkene tilbake til sin mor, og hun sa: «Jeg innvier høytidelig mitt sølv til Herren for min sønn for å lage et utskåret bilde og et metallbilde; jeg vil gi det tilbake til deg.»
B1930
Så gav han sin mor de elleve hundre sekel sølv tilbake; men hans mor sa: Disse penger vier jeg nu til Herren og overgir dem til min sønn, forat han kan gjøre et utskåret billede med et støpt fotstykke til, og nu gir jeg dig dem tilbake.

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Cross references

  • Exodus 20:4

    Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:

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  • Leviticus 19:4

    Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

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  • Exodus 20:23

    Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

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  • Isaiah 66:3

    He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

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  • Isaiah 44:9–20

    They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

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  • Psalms 115:4–8

    Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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  • Judges 18:5

    And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

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  • Exodus 34:17

    Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

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