Judges 17:5
What does Judges 17:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 17:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As 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;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he separated also therein a little temple for the god, and made an ephod, and theraphim, that is to say, a priestly garment, and idols: and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the man Micah had a house ofgods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Context
v.4And when he restored the money unto his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Micah.
v.5This passage
v.6In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 8:27
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel played the harlot after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
- Hebrews 5:4
And no man taketh the honor unto himself, but when he is called of God, even as was Aaron.
- Exodus 28:15
And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
- 1 Kings 12:31
And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.
- Judges 18:24
And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What aileth thee?
- Judges 18:14
Then 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.