“And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my son.”
He said to his mother: ''The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, for which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my hearing—behold, the silver is with me; I took it'' (וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אִמּוֹ אֶת־אֲלַף וּמֵאָה הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר לֻקְּחוּ לָךְ וְאִשׁ קָלְלוֹ בְאָזְנַיִם הִנֵּה־הַכֶּסֶף אִתִּי אָנֹכִי לְקַחְתִּיו) — Micah confesses to his mother that he has stolen the eleven hundred pieces of silver for which she had pronounced a curse. The theft and restitution narrative introduces questions of covenant obligation and family honor. The phrase ``you uttered a curse'' (אִשׁ קָלְלוֹ) reveals that the mother, discovering the theft, had called down divine judgment on the thief. Micah's confession seems voluntary, perhaps motivated by fear of the curse rather than genuine repentance. The amount—1,100 pieces of silver—will echo forward when Delilah receives 1,100 pieces from each Philistine lord (16:5), creating a thematic connection between Micah's theft and the larger pattern of betrayal that characterizes Judges.
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