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Judges 17:10-13

10“Stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427with meעִמָּדִ֗י'i.ma.DiH5978,”Micahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “and beוֶֽהְיֵה־veh.yeh-H1961myfatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and priestוּלְכֹהֵן֒u.le.kho.HenH3548,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֨יve.'a.no.KhiH595will giveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414youtenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701per yearלַיָּמִ֔יםlai.ya.MimH3117,a suitוְעֵ֥רֶךְve.'E.rekhH6187of clothesבְּגָדִ֖יםbe.ga.DimH899,and your provisionsוּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָu.mich.ya.Te.khaH4241.”So the Leviteהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3881went inוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980

11and agreedוַיּ֥וֹאֶל הַלֵּוִ֖יvai.Yo.'el ha.le.ViH2974 H3881to stayלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withאֶת־'et-H854himהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,and the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961like aכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259sonמִבָּנָֽיו׃mi.ba.NavH1121to Micah.

12Micahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318אֶת־'et-H853ordainedוַיְמַלֵּ֤א יַ֣דvay.ma.Le' yadH4390 H3027the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881,and the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hispriestלְכֹהֵ֑ןle.kho.HenH3548and livedוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961inמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318hishouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004.

13Then Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190to me,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881has becomeהָיָה־ha.yah-H1961mypriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.”

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