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Judges 18:7-14

7So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Laishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919,where they sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853that the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130were livingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427securelyלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,likeכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982.There was nothingוְאֵין־ דָּבָ֤רve.'ein- da.VarH369 H1697lackingמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776and no oppressiveיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423rulerעֶ֔צֶר'E.tzerH6114.And theyהֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahH1992were far awayוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722and had noאֵין־'ein-H369allianceוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697withעִם־'im-H5973anyoneאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8When the men returnedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847,their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251askedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559them, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100did you findאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859?”

9They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Come onק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,let us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,forכִּ֤יkiH3588we have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץ וְהִנֵּ֥הha.'A.retz ve.hi.NehH776 H2009,and it is veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896.Why would you fail to actוְאַתֶּ֣ם מַחְשִׁ֔יםve.'a.Tem mach.ShimH859 H2814?Do notאַל־'al-H408hesitateתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101to go thereלָלֶ֥כֶת לָבֹ֖אla.Le.khet la.Vo'H1980 H935and take possession ofלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776!

10When you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935,you will comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413an unsuspectingבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971and a spaciousרַחֲבַ֣ת יָדַ֔יִםra.cha.Vat ya.Da.yimH7342 H3027landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has delivered itנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414into your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םbe.yed.KhemH3027.It is a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nothingאֵֽין־ שָׁ֣ם כָּל־ דָּבָ֖ר'ein- sham kol- da.VarH369 H8033 H3605 H1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834on earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776is lackingמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270.”

11So sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹת אִ֔ישׁme.'ot 'IshH3967 H376Danitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839departedוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromמִשָּׁם֙ מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.Sham mi.mish.Pa.chatH8033 H4940Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,armedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

12They went upוַֽיַּעֲל֗וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Kiriath-jearimH7157in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063.That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921 H3651theהַה֜וּאha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725westאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310of Kiriath-jearimH7157is calledקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121Mahaneh-danH4265toעַ֚ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֔ה הִנֵּ֕הha.Zeh hi.NehH2088 H2009dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033they traveledוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674to the hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704Micah’sמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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.”

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