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Judges 18

1Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117therewasnokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:andinthosedaysוּבַיָּמִ֣יםu.vai.ya.MimH3117thetribeH7626oftheDanitessoughtמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245themaninheritanceנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159todwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427in;foruntothatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117theirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159hadnotfallenH5307untothemamongthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndthechildrenofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentH7971oftheirfamilyH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376fromtheirwholenumber,menH376ofvalor,fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881,andfromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270outthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,andtosearchH2713it;andtheysaidH559untothem,GoH935,searchH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndtheycameH935tothehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,andlodgedthere.

3Whentheywerebythehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,theyknewthevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963oftheyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881;andtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither,andsaidH559untohim,Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee hither?andwhatdoest thouinthisplace?andwhathast thouhereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

4AndhesaidH559untothem,ThusandthushathMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318dealtwithme,andhehathhiredH7936me,andIamH1961becomeוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

5AndtheysaidH559untohim,AskH7592counsel,wepraythee,ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whetherourwayH1870whichwegoH1980shallbeprosperous.

6Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untothem, Goinpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeJehovahisyourwayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870whereinye go.

7Thenthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departed,andcameH935toLaish,andsawH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein,howtheydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427insecurityלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,afterthemannerH1697oftheSidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982;fortherewasnoneinthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, possessingauthority,thatmightputthemtoshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637inanythingH1697,andtheywerefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350fromtheSidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722,andhadnodealingswithanymanH376.

8AndtheycameH935untotheirbrethrentoZorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847:andtheirbrethrensaidH559untothem,WhatsayH559ye?

9AndtheysaidH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,andletusgoלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935upagainstthem;forwehaveseenH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and,behold,itisveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896:andareyestill?benotslothfultogoH935andtoenterintopossessH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10Whenyegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935, yeshallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935untoapeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982,andthelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776islarge;forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414itintoyourhandH3027,aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereH834thereisnowantofanythingthatisintheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11Andtheresetוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265forthfromthenceofthefamilyH4940oftheDanites,outofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881andoutofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376girtwithweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

12AndtheywentH5927up,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inKiriath-jearimH7157,inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: whereforetheycalledקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Mahaneh-danH4265, untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;behold,itisbehindKiriath-jearimH7157.

13AndtheypassedH5674thence untothehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andcameH935untothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

14Thenansweredthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376thatwentH1980tospyלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270outthecountryofLaish,andsaidH559untotheirbrethren,DoyeknowH3045thatthereisinthesehousesH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646,andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,andagravenimageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459,andamoltenimageH6459?nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258considerwhatyehavetodo.

15AndtheyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheyoungהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, even untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318,andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592himofhiswelfareלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

16Andthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376girtwiththeirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421,whowereofthechildrenofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324bytheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

17Andthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thatwentH1980tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outthelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentH1980up,andcameH935inthither,andtookH3947thegravenimage,andtheephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthemolten image:andthepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324bytheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179withthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menH376girtwithweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

18AndwhenthesewentH935intoMicah’shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andfetchedthegravenimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459,theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthemoltenimageH6459,thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untothem,Whatdoye?

19AndtheysaidH559untohim,Holdthy peace,laythyhandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027uponthymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310,andgowithus,andbeH1961tousafatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1andapriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548:isitbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896fortheetobeH1961priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548untothehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004ofoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,ortobeH1961priestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548untoatribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626andafamilyH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

20Andthepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548heartלֵ֣בlevH3820wasglad,andhetookH3947theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthegravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459,andwentH935inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

21Sotheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437anddeparted,andputוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thelittleהַטַּ֧ףha.TafH2945onesH2945andthecattleandthegoodsbeforethem.

22WhenH834theywereagoodwayfromthehouseH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318,themenH376thatwereinthehousesH1004neartoMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseH1004weregatheredtogetherנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199,andovertookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692thechildrenofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835.

23AndtheycriedH2199untothechildrenofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835.Andtheyturnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesH6440,andsaidH559untoMicahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318,Whataileth thee,thatthou comestwithsuchacompany?

24AndhesaidH559, yehavetakenH3947awayH3947mygodsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430whichImadeH6213,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,andaregoneawayH3947,andwhathaveImore?andhowH4100thensayH559ye untome,Whataileth thee?

25AndthechildrenofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835saidH559untohim,Letnotthyvoiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963beheardH8085amongus,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435angryfellowsfallיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293uponyou,andthoulosethylifeH5315,withthelivesH5315ofthyhouseholdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

26AndthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835wentH7725theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870:andwhenMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawH7200thattheyweretoostrongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389forhim,heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentH7725backH7725untohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

27AndtheytookH3947thatwhichMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318hadmadeH6213,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548whomhehad,andcameH935unto Laish, untoapeopleעַם֙'amH5971quietH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982,andsmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andtheyburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

28Andtherewasnodelivererמַצִּ֜ילma.TzilH5337,becauseitwasfarרְֽחוֹקָה־re.cho.kah-H7350fromSidonמִצִּיד֗וֹןmi.tzi.DonH6721,andtheyhadnodealingswithanymanH120;anditwasinthevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010thatliethbyBeth-rehobH1050.AndtheybuiltH1129thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.

29Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,afterthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofDanדָּ֣ןdanH1835theirfatherH1,whowasbornH3205untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: howbeitthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLaishatthefirstH7223.

30AndthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835setוַיָּקִ֧ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965upforthemselvesthegravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459;andJonathanH3129,thesonH1121ofGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םge.re.ShomH1647,thesonH1121ofMoses,heandhissonsH1121wereH1961priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548tothetribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626oftheDanitesuntilthedayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthecaptivityofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31Sotheysetוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themupMicah’sgravenimageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459whichhemadeH6213,allthetimethatthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

Commentaries on Judges 18

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