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Micah’s Idolatry

Judges 17:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
KJV
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
WEB
There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
ASV
And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
LSV
And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Micah,
YLT
And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Micah,
DBY
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
DRC
There was at that time a man of mount Ephraim whose name was Michas,
GNV
There was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Michah,
JPS
Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
LXXE
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, and his name was Michaias.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַֽיְהִי־אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽהַר־אֶפְרָ֖יִם וּשְׁמ֥וֹ מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ ὄρους Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μιχαίας.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Joshua 15:9From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
  • Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and…
  • Judges 10:1After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
  • Joshua 17:14–18Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.” Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people…

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