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Judges 18:14-20

14וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Then the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who had goneהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spy outלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Laishלַיִשׁ֒la.YishH3919saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251, “Did you knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֗םhay.da'.TemH3045thatכִּ֠יkiH3588one of theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428housesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004hasיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426an ephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646,household godsוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,a graven imageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459,and a molten idolוּמַסֵּכָ֑הu.ma.se.KhahH4541?Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258think aboutדְּע֥וּde.'UH3045whatמַֽה־mah-H4100you should doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.”

15So they turnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493aside thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033and wentוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the homeבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the youngהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318,and greeted himוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'a.lu- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965.

16The sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967Danitesאִ֗ישׁ מִבְּנֵי־ דָֽן׃'Ish mi.be.nei- DanH1121 H1835 H376stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834,armedחֲגוּרִים֙cha.gu.RimH2296with their weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421.

17וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927And the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who had goneהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spy outלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776went insideבָּ֣אוּ שָׁ֔מָּהBa.'u Sha.mahH935 H8033and tookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the graven imageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the ephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the molten idolהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541,while the priestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967armedהֶחָג֖וּרhe.cha.GurH2296כְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376.

18When theyוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428enteredבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459,the ephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the molten idolהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100are youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859doingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213?”

19“Be quietהַחֲרֵ֜שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,”they toldוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559him. “Putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760your handיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310and comeוְלֵ֣ךְve.LekhH1980with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973and beוֶֽהְיֵה־veh.yeh-H1961a fatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and a priestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548to us.Is it betterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for you to beהֱיוֹתְךָ֣he.yot.KhaH1961a priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548for the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259personאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orא֚וֹ'oH176הֱיוֹתְךָ֣he.yot.KhaH1961a priestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548for a tribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626and familyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הu.le.mish.pa.ChahH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

20So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548was gladוַיִּיטַב֙ לֵ֣בvai.yi.Tav levH3190 H3820and tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the ephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the graven imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459,and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935withבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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