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Judges 17:3-5

3And when he had returnedוַיָּ֛שֶׁב אֶת־vai.Ya.shev 'et-H7725 H853the elevenאֶֽלֶף־'e.lef-H505hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967shekelsof silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517, sheאִמּ֡וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I wholly dedicateH6942אֶת־'et-H853the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701to the LORDלַיהוָ֨ה מִיָּדִ֜יla.Yah.weh mi.ya.DiH3068 H3027for my son’s benefitלִבְנִ֗יliv.NiH1121,to makeלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213a graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a molten idolוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541.Therefore I will nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258return itאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725to you.”

4So he returnedוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725אֶת־'et-H853the silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517,and sheאִמּוֹ֩'i.MoH517tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsof silverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701and gave themוַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּva.ti.te.Ne.huH5414to a silversmithלַצּוֹרֵ֗ףla.tzo.RefH6884,who made themוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213into a graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a molten idolוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541.And they were placedוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Micahמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃mi.Kha.ye.huH4321.

5Now this manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318hada shrineבֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑יםbeit 'E.lo.HimH1004 H430,and he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an ephodאֵפוֹד֙'e.fOdH646and some household idolsוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,and ordainedוַיְמַלֵּ֗אvay.ma.Le'H4390אֶת־'et-H853יַ֤דyadH3027oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121asוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

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