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He restored the eleven hundred [pieces] of silver to his mother; and his mother said, I most assuredly dedicate the silver to the LORD from my hand for my son, to make an engraved image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it to you.

When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred [pieces] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made of it an engraved image and a molten image: and it was in the house of Mikhah.

The man Mikhah had a house of gods, and he made an efod, and terafim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his Kohen.

In those days there was no king in Yisra'el: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

Mikhah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his Kohen, and was in the house of Mikhah.

He said to them, Thus and thus has Mikhah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I am become his Kohen.

They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Mikhah, and asked him of his welfare.

The children of Dan went their way: and when Mikhah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

The children of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image: and Yonatan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moshe, he and his sons were Kohanim to the tribe of the Dani until the day of the captivity of the land.

His concubine played the prostitute against him, and went away from him to her father's house to Beit-Lechem-Yehudah, and was there the space of four months.

Her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of donkeys: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.

It happened on the fourth day, that they arose early in the morning, and he rose up to depart: and the young lady's father said to his son-in-law, Strengthen your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you shall go your way.

The man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

When the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the young lady's father, said to him, Behold, now the day draws toward evening, please stay all night: behold, the day grows to an end, lodge here, that your heart may be merry; and tomorrow get you early on your way, that you may go home.

But the man wouldn't stay that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Yevus (the same is Yerushalayim): and there were with him a couple of donkeys saddled; his concubine also was with him.

When they were by Yevus, the day was far spent; and the servant said to his master, Please come and let us turn aside into this city of the Yevusi, and lodge in it.

His master said to him, We won't turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Yisra'el; but we will pass over to Gevah.

He said to his servant, Come and let us draw near to one of these places; and we will lodge in Gevah, or in Ramah.