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Judges 18:7-14

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.

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