5. 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.
6. In those days there was no king in Israel, and each one did what was right in his own eyes.
7. There was a young man from Bethlehem in Judah, from the clan of Judah; he was a Levite and was dwelling as a foreigner there.
8. And the man went from the town of Bethlehem in Judah to live as a foreigner wherever he could find a place. And he came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to continue his journey.
9. And Micah said to him, “From where do you come?” And he said to him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah; I am going to dwell as a foreigner wherever I can find a place.”
10. And Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give to you ten pieces of silver a year, a set of clothes, and your food.” So the Levite went with him.
11. The Levite agreed to stay with the man; and the young man became as one of his sons.
12. So Micah appointed the Levite, and the young man became a priest for him; and he was in the house of Micah.
13. And Micah said, “Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest.”