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Judges 17

1Andtherewasamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofmountEphraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whosenameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMicah.

2AndhesaidH559tohismotherלְאִמּ֡וֹle.'i.MoH517,Theelevenhundredוּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH3967silver-piecesthatweretakenH3947fromthee,andaboutwhichthou didstcurseandspeakofinmineearsבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,behold,thesilverH3701iswithme;ItookH3947it.Andhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidH559,BlessedH1288bemysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121ofJehovah!

3AndherestoredH7725theelevenhundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967silver-piecestohismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;andhismotherאִמּ֡וֹ'i.MoH517saidH559,IhaddedicatedthesilverH3701toJehovahfrommyhandמִיָּדִ֜יmi.ya.DiH3027formysonלִבְנִ֗יliv.NiH1121,tomakeלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213agravenimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459andamoltenimageH6459;andnowH6258IwillrestoreH7725ittothee.

4NowherestoredH7725thesilverH3701tohismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;andhismotherאִמּוֹ֩'i.MoH517tookH3947twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967silver-piecesandgaveH5414themtothefounder,andhemadeH6213ofthemagravenimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459andamoltenimageH6459;andtheywereH1961inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofMicah.

5Andthemanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318hadahouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,andmadeH6213anephodאֵפוֹד֙'e.fOdH646andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,andconsecratedoneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259ofhissonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121,whobecameH1961hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

6Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117therewasnokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;everymanH376didwhatwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inhisowneyesH5869.

7AndtherewasH1961ayoungנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288outofBethlehem-JudahofthefamilyH4940ofJudahH3063,whowasH1961aLeviteלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3881,andhesojournedthere.

8Andthemanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376departedfromthecityמֵהָעִ֗ירme.ha.'IrH5892,fromBethlehem-Judah,tosojournwhereבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834hemightfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672[aplace].Andashejourneyed,hecameH935tomountEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,tothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318.

9AndMicahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318saidH559tohim, Whence comest thou?AndhesaidH559tohim,IamaLeviteלֵוִ֣יle.ViH3881ofBethlehem-Judah,andIgoH1980tosojournwhereבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834Imayfindאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672[aplace].

10AndMicahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318saidH559tohim,DwellH3427withme,andbeH1961tomeafatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1andapriestוּלְכֹהֵן֒u.le.kho.HenH3548,andIwillgiveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theeyearlytenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235silver-pieces,andasuitofgarmentsבְּגָדִ֖יםbe.ga.DimH899,andthy victuals.AndtheLeviteהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3881wentin.

11AndtheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881wasH1961contenttodwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376;andtheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH376wasH1961tohimasoneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259ofhissonsמִבָּנָֽיו׃mi.ba.NavH1121.

12AndMicahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318consecratedtheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881;andtheyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288becameH1961hispriestלְכֹהֵ֑ןle.kho.HenH3548,andwasH1961inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

13ThensaidH559Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatJehovahwilldomegoodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,becauseIhavetheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881forpriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

Commentaries on Judges 17

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