Judges 17:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim”
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BSBPD
“Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name <FI>is<Fi> Micah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Judges 17:1 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 15:9From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- Joshua 17:14Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
- Joshua 17:15Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”
- Joshua 21:21From the tribe of Ephraim they were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
- Joshua 24:30And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
- Judges 3:27On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
- Judges 10:1After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
- Judges 18:2So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
- Judges 18:13And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
- 1 Kings 4:8and these were their names: Ben-hur in the hill country of Ephraim;
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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