Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.

International Standard Version

This man Micah had his own shrine, had crafted his own ephod and some household idols, and had installed one of his sons as a priest.

A Conservative Version

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

American Standard Version

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Amplified

Now the man Micah had a house of gods (shrine), and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated and installed one of his sons, who became his [personal] priest.

Bible in Basic English

And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

Darby Translation

And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Julia Smith Translation

And the man Micah to him a house of gods; and he will make an ephod and a teraphim, and he will fill the hand of one of his sons, and he will be to him for priest

King James 2000

And the man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod, and household gods, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The man Micah had for himself {a shrine}, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and {he appointed one of his sons} who became a priest for him.

Modern King James verseion

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and household gods, and anointed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the man Micah had a chapel of gods, and made an ephod and images, and filled the hand of one of his sons which became his priest.

NET Bible

Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.

New Heart English Bible

The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the man Micah, had a house of gods, - and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.

Webster

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

World English Bible

The man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Youngs Literal Translation

As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

מיכה 
Miykah 
Usage: 32

had an house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of gods
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

an ephod
אפד אפוד 
'ephowd 
Usage: 49

and teraphim
תּרפים 
T@raphiym 
Usage: 15

one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

Context Readings

Micah's Idolatry

4 He returned them to his mother. She took two hundred of the pieces of silver and gave them to a metalworker. The metalworker made an idol, carving it from wood and covering it with the silver. It was placed in Micah's house. 5 And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest. 6 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did whatever he or she wanted to do.

Cross References

Genesis 31:19

When Laban went to shear his sheep, Rachel stole her father's household idols.

Judges 8:27

Gideon made an idol from the gold and placed it in his hometown, Ophrah. The Israelites abandoned God and went there to worship the idol. It was a trap for Gideon and his family.

Judges 18:14

The five men who had gone to spy on the country around Laish said to their companions: Did you know that here in one of these houses there is a wooden idol covered with silver? There are also other idols and an ephod. Consider what you should do.

Genesis 31:30

It appears that you are going because your heart's desire is for your father's house. But why have you taken my gods?

Judges 18:24

Micah answered: What do you mean? You take my priest and the gods that I made, and walk off! What do I have left?

Exodus 28:15

Prepare the breast piece for decision-making using a skilled craftsman. Make it like the ephod out of gold, violet, purple, and bright red yarn and out of fine linen yarn.

Exodus 29:9

Then ordain them, because they and their descendants will have a long lasting priesthood.

Hosea 3:4

For the children of Israel will live many days without king, without prince, without sacrifice, without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim.

Exodus 24:5

Moses sent young men to burn sacrifices to Jehovah. They sacrificed some cattle as peace offerings.

Exodus 28:4

The clothes they will make are as follows: a breastplate, an ephod and the robe that is worn with it, another specially woven linen robe, the chief priest's turban, and a cloth belt. They will make these holy clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons so that they will be able to serve me as priests.

1 Samuel 23:6

When Ahimelech's son Abiathar fled to David at Keilah, Abiathar brought a priestly ephod with him.

1 Kings 12:31

Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests.

1 Kings 13:33-34

King Jeroboam of Israel still did not turn from his evil ways. He continued to choose priests from ordinary families to serve at the altars he had built. He ordained as priest anyone who wanted to be one.

Ezra 1:7

King Cyrus gave back the bowls and cups that King Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple in Jerusalem and put in the temple of his god.

Hosea 8:14

The people of Israel have built palaces, and they have forgotten their maker. The people of Judah have built many fortified cities. I will send a fire on their cities and burn down their palaces.

Hebrews 5:4

No one takes this honor upon himself. He is called by God, even as Aaron was.

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