Hakim-hakim 17:5

17:5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine. ¹  He made an ephod ²  and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 18:27

18:27 Now the Danites ⁴  took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 18:24

18:24 He said, “You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me, ‘What do you want?’” ⁶ 

[17:5]  ¹ tn Heb “house of God.”

[17:5]  ² sn Here an ephod probably refers to a priestly garment (cf. Exod 28:4-6).

[17:5]  ³ tn Heb “and he filled the hand of one of his sons and he became his priest.”

[18:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:27]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.

[18:24]  ⁶ tn Heb “What is this you say to me, ‘What to you?’”