Judg. 17:1 in context
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Judges 17:1

[The Book of Judges ends with two separate stories (Judg. 17–18 and Judg. 19–21). Both begin in the same way: "And it came to pass" (Hebr. vajehi), see Judg. 19:1. Each story contains a statement: "In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what he thought was right" (verse 6 and Judg. 21:25). The first part is also repeated in Judg. 18:1 and Judg. 19:1 and frames this entire morally dark period in Israel's history. Here we understand that it is not an earthly king who is referred to; the people had rejected the Lord as their king, see 1 Sam. 8:7. No chronological order is given, but some observations can be made:
In the first story in chapters 17-18, there are details that connect to the seventh judge, Samson (1,100 pieces of silver, see Judg. 17:2; 16:5 and his hometown of Zorah, see Judg. 18:2; 13:2). Samson is the crescendo of the betrayal that the Danites began earlier when they abandoned Joshua's mission and moved north. The event probably takes place before Samson is a judge.
In the second story in chapters 19-21, the only person named is the priest Phinehas, whose father is Eleazar, who was a contemporary of Joshua (Judg. 20:28; Josh. 14:1). This links the story to the time just after the entry into the land.
Even in a chiastic pattern, which is often found in this book, it would be natural for the story to go back in time in this way, with first a story that provides the background to Samson, and then the time just at the entry into Joshua's time.]

[The first story recounts how Moses' own grandchildren and descendants set up an entire system of idolatry in Dan. The story has seven episodes, the last three of which are related and become increasingly worse. The first household god is set up by an individual, while the second is set up by an entire tribe!]
And it came to pass that there was a man in the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Micah (Hebr. Michajho) [meaning: 'Who is like Yahweh?'].
[The hill country of Ephraim stretched from Bethel, north of Jerusalem, up to the plain of Jezreel. Here lay Shiloh, where the tabernacle stood. The name Micah is spelled Michajho in verse 1 and 4, later in verse 5 and the rest of the chapter the shorter Hebrew form Micha is used. Both names mean "Who is like Yahweh?" The story mentions 1,100 pieces of silver, the same amount that each of the Philistine kings offered Delilah to betray Samson, see Judg. 16:5.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וַיְהִי   אִישׁ   מֵהַר   אֶפְרָיִם   וּשְׁמוֹ   מִיכָיְהוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ ὄρους Εφραιμ καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μιχαιας

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H1961
H9014
 וַֽ (va)
יְהִי (jehi-)
־
seq
to be
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H0376
 אִ֥ישׁ (ish)
 man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9006
H2022
H9014
 מֵֽ (me)
הַר (har-)
־
from
mountain
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H0669
 אֶפְרָ֖יִם (eferajim)
 Ephraim
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm
H9002
H8034
H9023
 וּ (o)
שְׁמ֥ (shem)
וֹ (vó)
 and
name
his
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H4321
H9016
 מִיכָֽיְהוּ (mikhajeho)
׃
Micaiah
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂ masculine
Name/Place name/place

 Npm

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