Judges

Judges 17:4–5

⁴So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver^b and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.

⁵Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained^c one of his sons as his priest.

Footnotes

b 17:4 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of silver.
c 17:5 Hebrew filled the hand of; also in verse 12

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Judges 17:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he returned	וַיָּ֥שֶׁב	way·yā·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
the silver	הַכֶּ֖סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
to his mother	לְאִמּ֑וֹ	lə·’im·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
and she	אִמּוֹ֩	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
took	וַתִּקַּ֣ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
two hundred	מָאתַ֨יִם	mā·ṯa·yim	Number - fd	H3967 hundred
of silver	כֶּ֜סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gave them	וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ	wat·tit·tə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to a silversmith	לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף	laṣ·ṣō·w·rêp̄	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
who made them	וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
into a graven image	פֶּ֣סֶל	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
and a molten idol	וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה	ū·mas·sê·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
And they were placed	וַיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the house	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Micah	מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃	mî·ḵā·yə·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4321 Mikajah

Judges 17:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now this man	וְהָאִ֣ישׁ	wə·hā·’îš	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Micah	מִיכָ֔ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
had	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a shrine	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and he made	וַיַּ֤עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
an ephod	אֵפוֹד֙	’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
and some household idols	וּתְרָפִ֔ים	ū·ṯə·rā·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
and ordained	וַיְמַלֵּ֗א	way·mal·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
one	אַחַד֙	’a·ḥaḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of his sons	מִבָּנָ֔יו	mib·bā·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
priest	לְכֹהֵֽן׃	lə·ḵō·hên	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest

Cross-references

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Judges 17:4 Isaiah 46:6–7

Judges 17:5 Judges 8:27 · Genesis 31:19 · Judges 18:14 · Genesis 31:30 · Judges 18:24 · Hosea 3:4 · Hebrews 5:4 · Exodus 28:15 · Exodus 29:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.