Judges 17:5
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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.Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
In other translations
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.Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
Hebrew words
וְהָאִישׁveha'ishand the manH376מִיכָהmikhahMicahH4318לוֹlo[belonged] to <the> himבֵּיתbeita house ofH1004אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430וַיַּעַשׂvaiya'asand he madeH6213אֵפוֹד'efodan ephodH646וּתְרָפִיםuterafimand teraphimH8655וַיְמַלֵּאvaymale'and he filledH4390אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יַדyad[the] hand ofH3027אַחַד'achadoneH259מִבָּנָיוmibanavfrom sons hisH1121וַיְהִי־vayhi-and he becameH1961לוֹloof himלְכֹהֵן׃lekhohen<into> a priestH3548
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Related verses
- Genesis 31:30And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father’s house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- Genesis 31:19And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
- Judges 18:14Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
- Judges 8:27And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
- Hosea 3:4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- Judges 18:24And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”
- Exodus 28:15And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
- Exodus 29:9And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
- Hebrews 5:4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
- 1 Kings 13:33-3433 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.33 Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places. 34 And this was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its extermination and destruction from the face of the earth.
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