Berean Standard Bible
Judges 18:14-27
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.LomH7592H7965.
16The sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967Danitesאִ֗ישׁ מִבְּנֵי־ דָֽן׃'Ish mi.be.nei- DanH1121H1835H376stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.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.mahH935H8033and 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 levH3190H3820and 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.
21Puttingוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853their small childrenהַטַּ֧ףha.TafH2945וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,their livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֛הha.mik.NehH4735וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and their possessionsהַכְּבוּדָּ֖הha.ke.vu.DahH3520in front of themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440,they turnedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437and departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּvai.ye.Le.khuH1980.
22After theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992were some distanceהִרְחִ֖יקוּhir.Chi.kuH7368from Micah’sמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in the housesבַּבָּתִּים֙ba.ba.TimH1004אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834nearעִם־'im-H5973Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004mobilizedנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199and overtookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692אֶת־'et-H853the Danitesבְּנֵי־ דָֽן׃be.nei- DanH1121H1835.
23When they called outוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121after themאֶל־'el-H413,the Danitesבְּנֵי־ דָ֔ןbe.nei- DanH1121H1835turnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437to face themפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Micahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318, “What is the matterמַה־mah-H4100with youthatכִּ֥יkiH3588you have called out such a companyנִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃niz.'A.ke.taH2199?”
24He repliedוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶת־'et-H853, “You tookלְקַחְתֶּ֧םle.kach.TemH3947וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853the godsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had madeעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,and my priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,and went awayוַתֵּלְכ֖וּva.te.le.KhuH1980.What elseע֑וֹדodH5750do I haveוּמַה־u.mah-H4100?Howוּמַה־ זֶּ֛הu.mah- zehH4100H2088can you sayתֹּאמְר֥וּto.me.RuH559to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, ‘What is the matterמַה־mah-H4100with you?’”
25The Danitesבְּנֵי־ דָ֔ןbe.nei- DanH1121H1835saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413, “Do notאַל־'al-H408raiseתַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'H8085your voiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963against usעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435angryמָ֣רֵיMa.reiH4751H5315menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582will attackיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293you,and you and your familyבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004will loseוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.TahH622your livesH5315.”
26So the Danitesבְנֵי־ דָ֖ןve.nei- danH1121H1835wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980on their wayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870,and Micah turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437to go backוַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־vai.Ya.shov 'el-H7725H413homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004,because heמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992were too strongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389for himמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.
27After theyוְהֵ֨מָּהve.He.mahH1992had takenלָקְח֜וּla.ke.ChuH3947Micah’sמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318אֵ֧ת'etH853idolsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְֽאֶת־ve.'EtH853עָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213and his priestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָיָה־ha.yah-H1961,they wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַל־'al-H5921Laishלַ֗יִשׁLa.yishH3919,toעַל־'al-H5921a quietשֹׁקֵ֣טsho.KetH8252and unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982peopleעַם֙'amH5971,and they struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221themאוֹתָ֖ם לְפִי־'o.Tam le.fi-H853H6310with their swordsחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and burned downשָׂרְפ֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃sa.re.Fu va.'EshH8313H784the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892.
Commentaries on Judges 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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