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Judges 18:25-31

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.

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