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Commentary for Judges 17:5

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה ל֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת־יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃

And the man Micah had a house of God, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Rashi on Judges

An idolatrous temple [lit. "temple of Elohim"]. A temple of idol worship. Similarly, "god" throughout this chapter is profane, except for the following: "Throughout the time that the Sanctuary of God was at Shiloh."1112Shevuos, 35:b.
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Rashi on Judges

And inducted [lit. "filled the hands of"] one. He inducted him into the service of the image, to serve as its priest. Any induction process which a person enters for the purpose of achieving a position of prominence is described as "filling the hands,"13See Shemos, 28:41. "revetir" in old French. When a person is charged with a position, it is described as "reveture" in old French.
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