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Judges 18:13-20

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.

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