Parallel Verses
Amplified
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.
New American Standard Bible
Now there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah.
King James Version
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Holman Bible
There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Micah.
International Standard Version
A man named Micah lived in the mountainous region of the territory of Ephraim.
A Conservative Version
And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
American Standard Version
And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Bible in Basic English
Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim named Micah.
Darby Translation
There was a man of the hill country of E'phraim, whose name was Micah.
Julia Smith Translation
And there will be a man of mount Ephraim and his name Micah.
King James 2000
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There was a man from the hill country of Ephraim; his name [was] Micah.
Modern King James verseion
And there was a man of Mount Ephraim, and his name was Micah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There was a man in mount Ephraim, named Micah,
NET Bible
There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country.
New Heart English Bible
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
The Emphasized Bible
And there was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose, name, was Micah.
Webster
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
World English Bible
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name is Micah,
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 17:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Micah's Idolatry
1 There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah. 2 And he said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you cursed [the thief] and also spoke about in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, “Blessed be my son before the Lord.”
Cross References
Joshua 15:9
Then the border extended from the top of the mountain to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah and proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron; then the border curved to Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
Joshua 17:14-18
The sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given us only one lot and one portion as an inheritance, when we are a numerous people whom the Lord has so far blessed?”
Judges 10:1
After Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel; and he lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
Judges 18:2
So the sons of Dan sent from the total number of their [extended] family five brave men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout the land and to explore it; and they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.