## Judges Chapter 17

###### Judges 17:1
[Judges 17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:1)

וַֽיְהִי־אִ֥ישׁ מֵהַר־אֶפְרָ֖יִם וּשְׁמ֥וֹ מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was a man from Mount Ephraim named Michoyuh.


###### Judges 17:2
[Judges 17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:2)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְאִמּ֡וֹ אֶ֩לֶף֩ וּמֵאָ֨ה הַכֶּ֜סֶף אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֻֽקַּֽח־לָ֗ךְ (ואתי) [וְאַ֤תְּ] אָלִית֙ וְגַם֙ אָמַ֣רְתְּ בְּאׇזְנַ֔י הִנֵּה־הַכֶּ֥סֶף אִתִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י לְקַחְתִּ֑יו וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֔וֹ בָּר֥וּךְ בְּנִ֖י לַיהֹוָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver stolen from you, when you cursed, even uttering in my ear—look, the silver is in my possession, I stole it." His mother replied, "May my son be blessed before Adonoy!"


###### Judges 17:3
[Judges 17:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:3)

וַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־אֶלֶף־וּמֵאָ֥ה הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אִמּ֡וֹ הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי אֶת־הַכֶּ֩סֶף֩ לַיהֹוָ֨ה מִיָּדִ֜י לִבְנִ֗י לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וְעַתָּ֖ה אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ לָֽךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He returned the eleven hundred pieces of silver to his mother. His mother declared, "I expressly consecrated the silver to Adonoy, from my hand to my son's, to make a sculpted and a molten figure, so I shall promptly return it to you."


###### Judges 17:4
[Judges 17:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:4)

וַיָּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַתִּקַּ֣ח אִמּוֹ֩ מָאתַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וַֽיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He then restored the silver to his mother. His mother took two hundred silver pieces and gave them to a refiner who made a sculpted and molten figure. They were placed in Michoyuh's house.


###### Judges 17:5
[Judges 17:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:5)

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה ל֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת־יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Michah was a man who owned an idolatrous temple. He made a tunic and figurines, and inducted one of his sons, so that he served as his priest.


###### Judges 17:6
[Judges 17:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:6)

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֛ישׁ הַיָּשָׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In those days there was no king in Yisroel. Every man did what appeared appropriate to him.


###### Judges 17:7
[Judges 17:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:7)

וַֽיְהִי־נַ֗עַר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת יְהוּדָ֑ה וְה֥וּא לֵוִ֖י וְה֥וּא גָֽר־שָֽׁם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
There was a young man from Bais Lechem in Yehudah, of the family of Yehudah. He was a Leivi, and he lived there.


###### Judges 17:8
[Judges 17:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:8)

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִ֜ישׁ מֵהָעִ֗יר מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יִמְצָ֑א וַיָּבֹ֧א הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם עַד־בֵּ֥ית מִיכָ֖ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The man departed from the city—from Bais Lechem, in Yehudah—to live anywhere he would find. He arrived at Mount Efraim, at Michah's Temple, intending to make his way.


###### Judges 17:9
[Judges 17:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:9)

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ מִיכָ֖ה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו לֵוִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ לָג֖וּר בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָֽא׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Michah said to him, "Where have you come from?" He said to him, "I am a Levi, from Bais Lechem of Yehudah. I am going to live anywhere I will find."


###### Judges 17:10
[Judges 17:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:10)

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ מִיכָ֜ה שְׁבָ֣ה עִמָּדִ֗י וֶֽהְיֵה־לִי֮ לְאָ֣ב וּלְכֹהֵן֒ וְאָנֹכִ֨י אֶֽתֶּן־לְךָ֜ עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לַיָּמִ֔ים וְעֵ֥רֶךְ בְּגָדִ֖ים וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ הַלֵּוִֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Michah told him, "Remain with me, and serve as my patron and priest. I shall provide you with ten silver pieces per year. an appropriate wardrobe, and your board." The Leivi acquiesced.


###### Judges 17:11
[Judges 17:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:11)

וַיּ֥וֹאֶל הַלֵּוִ֖י לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיְהִ֤י הַנַּ֙עַר֙ ל֔וֹ כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבָּנָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Levi consented to remain with the man. The young man was like one of his sons to him.


###### Judges 17:12
[Judges 17:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:12)

וַיְמַלֵּ֤א מִיכָה֙ אֶת־יַ֣ד הַלֵּוִ֔י וַֽיְהִי־ל֥וֹ הַנַּ֖עַר לְכֹהֵ֑ן וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Michah inducted the Leivi. The young man became his priest, and he remained at Michah's temple.


###### Judges 17:13
[Judges 17:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Judges/r/17:13)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֥יב יְהֹוָ֖ה לִ֑י כִּ֧י הָֽיָה־לִ֛י הַלֵּוִ֖י לְכֹהֵֽן׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Michah declared, "Now I know that Adonoy will be benevolent to me, since the Levi has become my priest."