17:1 There was a man named Micah from the Ephraimite hill country. 17:2 He said to his mother, “You know 1 the eleven hundred pieces of silver which were stolen 2 from you, about which I heard you pronounce a curse? Look here, I have the silver. I stole 3 it, but now I am giving it back to you.” 4 His mother said, “May the Lord reward 5 you, my son!” 17:3 When he gave back to his mother the eleven hundred pieces of silver, his mother said, “I solemnly dedicate 6 this silver to the Lord. It will be for my son’s benefit. We will use it to make a carved image and a metal image.” 7