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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
והאיש מיכה לו בית אלהים ויעש אפוד ותרפים וימלא את יד אחד מבניו ויהי לו לכהן
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vhAySH mykh lv byt Alhym vy`SH Apvd vtrpym vymlA At yd AKHd mbnyv vyhy lv lkhn

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui aediculam quoque in ea Deo separavit et fecit ephod ac therafin id est vestem sacerdotalem et idola implevitque unius filiorum suorum manum et factus est ei sacerdos

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod, and household gods, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
New King James Version   
The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
21st Century King James Version   
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And 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.
Darby Bible Translation   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And 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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest.
God's Word   
Micah owned a shrine. He also made an ephod and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.
International Standard Version   
This man Micah had his own shrine, had crafted his own ephod and some household idols, and had installed one of his sons as a priest.
NET Bible   
Now this man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest.
New American Standard Bible   
And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.
New International Version   
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest.
New Living Translation   
Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
The World English Bible   
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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Micah had a special room to worship his gods. He made an ephod and some more idols for it. He chose one of his sons to be a priest to serve his gods.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
As 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;
New Life Version   
The man Micah had a special building where gods were worshiped. He made a holy vest and gods for the house. And he set apart one of his sons to be his religious leader.
The Voice Bible   
Micah had a shrine, and in his house he had a priestly vest used in seeking oracles and the images of household gods. He had set aside one of his sons to be his priest.
Living Bible   
So his mother took a fifth of it to a silversmith, and the idol he made from it was placed in Micah’s shrine. Micah had many idols in his collection, also an ephod and some teraphim, and he installed one of his sons as the priest.
New Catholic Bible   
This Micah had a temple, and he made an ephod and a teraphim. He consecrated one of his sons as his priest.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols and ordained one of his sons, and he became his priest.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And the man Micah had a brothel of idolatry, {Heb. house of gods} and made an ephod and teraphim {the vessels, clothing and instruments pertaining to idol worship} and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Christian Standard Bible   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and installed one of his sons to be his priest.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated one of his sons, who became his priest.
New Century Version   
Micah had a special holy place, and he made a holy vest and some household idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest.
The Message   
This man, Micah, had a private chapel. He had made an ephod and some teraphim-idols and had ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
This man Micah had a “house of God,” where he placed a special priestly vest and a household god and where he ordained one of his sons as his own priest.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Good News Translation®   
This man Micah had his own place of worship. He made some idols and an ephod, and appointed one of his sons as his priest.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Micah also separated a little house, or an oratory, therein to God; and made (an) ephod, and teraphim, that is, a priest’s cloak, and idols; and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he was made a priest to him (and he consecrated, or dedicated, one of his sons, and he became his priest).
Contemporary English Version   
He had a shrine for worshiping God there at his home, and he had made some idols and a sacred priestly vest. Micah chose one of his own sons to be the priest for his shrine.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and ter′aphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Common English Bible © 2011   
This man Micah had his own sanctuary. He made a priestly vest and divine images and appointed one of his sons to be his personal priest.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now the man Micah had a house of gods (shrine), and he made an ephod and teraphim and dedicated and installed one of his sons, who became his [personal] priest.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household gods, and ordained one of his sons, who became his priest.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
The man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
New American Standard Bible   
And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols, and consecrated one of his sons, so that he might become his priest.
The Expanded Bible   
Micah had a ·special holy place [shrine], and he made a ·holy vest [ephod] and some ·household idols [L teraphim; Gen. 31:19]. Then Micah ·chose [ordained; installed; or paid; L filled the hand of] one of his sons to be his priest.
Tree of Life Version   
Now the man Micah had a shrine of gods, and he made an ephod and household idols, and consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.
Revised Standard Version   
And the man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
New International Reader's Version   
That same Micah had a small temple. He made a sacred linen apron and some statues of his family gods. He appointed one of his sons to serve as his priest.
BRG Bible   
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Complete Jewish Bible   
This man Mikhah owned a house of God; so he made a ritual vest and household gods and consecrated one of his sons, who became his cohen.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
This man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and installed one of his sons, who became his priest.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And the ish Mikhay’hu had a bais elohim, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and ordained one of his banim, who became his kohen.
Names of God Bible   
Micah owned a house of Elohim. He also made an ephod and household idols. He ordained one of his sons to be his priest.
Modern English Version   
This man Micah owned a shrine. He made an ephod and household idols, and he hired one of his sons to be a priest for him.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Micah had a temple for worshiping idols. He made an ephod and some house idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest.
International Children’s Bible   
Micah had a temple for worshiping idols. He made a vest for a priest and some household idols. Then Micah chose one of his sons to be his priest.
Lexham English Bible   
The man Micah had for himself a shrine, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and he appointed one of his sons who became a priest for him.
New International Version - UK   
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household gods and installed one of his sons as his priest.