Judges 17:4

17:4 When he gave the silver back to his mother, she ¹  took two hundred pieces of silver ²  to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house. ³ 

Judges 18:18

18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole ⁴  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

[17:4]  ¹ tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.

[17:4]  ² tn The Hebrew text has “and gave it.” The referent (the pieces of silver) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:4]  ³ tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”

[18:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”