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Judges 18

1Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117therewasnokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andinthosedaysוּבַיָּמִ֣יםu.vai.ya.MimH3117thetribeH7626oftheDanitessoughtמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245forthemselvesaninheritanceנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159todwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427in;fortothatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117[theirlot]hadnotfallenH5307tothemforinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159amongthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndthechildrenofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentH7971oftheirfamilyH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376oftheirwholenumber,menH376ofvalour,fromZoreahandfromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270outthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,andtoexamineH2713it;andtheysaidH559tothem,GoH935,examineH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.AndtheycameH935tothehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,tothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,andlodgedthere.

3Whentheywerebythehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,theyknewthevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963oftheyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288,theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881;andtheyturnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493inthither,andsaidH559tohim,Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee hither?andwhatdoest thouinthis[place]?andwhathast thouhereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

4AndhesaidH559tothem,ThusandthushasMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318donetome;andhehashiredH7936me,andIamH1961hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

5AndtheysaidH559tohim,Inquire,wepraythee,ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whetherourwayH1870onwhichwegoH1980shallbeprosperous.

6Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559tothem, Goinpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeJehovahisyourwayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870onwhichye go.

7Andthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departed,andcameH935toLaish;andtheysawH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein,dwellingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427securely,afterthemannerH1697oftheZidonians,quietH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982;andnooneH376wasinthelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776whopossessedH3423authority,thatmightput[them]toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637inanythingH1697;andtheywerefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350fromtheZidonians,andhadnothingH369todowith[any]manH376.

8—AndtheycameH935totheirbrethrenatZoreahandEshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847.AndtheirbrethrensaidH559tothem,What[sayH559] ye?

9AndtheysaidH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,andletusgoלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935upagainstthem;forwehaveseenH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andbehold,itisveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896;andyearestill!BenotslothfultogoH935,toentertotakeלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423possessionH3423ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10Whenyegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935in, yeshallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935toapeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982,andthelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776isspaciousineverydirection;forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hasgivenH5414itintoyourhandsH3027; [itis]aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereH834thereisnowantofanythingthatisontheearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11AndtherewentfromthenceofthefamilyH4940oftheDanites,outofZoreahandoutofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

12AndtheywentH5927upandencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inKirjath-jearim,inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063;thereforeH3651theycallקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Mahaneh-DanH4265tothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold,itisbehindKirjath-jearim.

13AndtheypassedH5674thencetomountEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

14Thenthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376thathadgoneH1980tospyלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270outthecountryofLaishspokeandsaidH559totheirbrethren,DoyeknowH3045thatthereisinthesehousesH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646,andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,andagravenimageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459,andamoltenimageH6459?AndnowH6258yeknowH3045whattodo.

15Andtheyturnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither,andcameH935tothehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheyoungהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318,andinquiredafterhiswelfareלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

16Andthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376ofthechildrenofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,girdedחֲגוּרִים֙cha.gu.RimH2296withtheirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324attheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

17Andthefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thathadgoneH1980tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outthelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentH1980up,enteredinthither, [and]tookH3947thegravenimage,andtheephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthemolten image;andthepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324attheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179withthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menH376thatweregirdedהֶחָג֖וּרhe.cha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

18AndthesecameH935intoMicah'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andtookH3947thecarvedimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459,theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthemoltenimageH6459.Andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559tothem,Whatdoye?

19AndtheysaidH559tohim,Holdthy peace,laythyhandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027uponthymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310,andgowithus,andbeH1961tousafatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1andapriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548.Isitbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896fortheetobeH1961apriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548forthehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004ofoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,ortobeH1961priestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548foratribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626andafamilyH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

20Thenthepriest'sheartלֵ֣בlevH3820wasglad,andhetookH3947theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646,andtheteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andthegravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459,andwentH935inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

21Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437anddeparted,andputוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thelittleהַטַּ֧ףha.TafH2945onesH2945andthecattleandthebaggagebeforethem.

22Theywerealreadyfarהִרְחִ֖יקוּhir.Chi.kuH7368fromthehouseH1004ofMicahH4318,whenH834themenH376thatwereinthehousesH1004neartoMicah'shouseH1004weregatheredtogetherנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199,andovertookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692thechildrenofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835.

23AndtheycriedH2199tothechildrenofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835.Andtheyturnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesH6440,andsaidH559toMicahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318,Whataileth thee,thatthou comestwithsuchacompany?

24AndhesaidH559, YehavetakenH3947awayH3947mygodsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430whichImadeH6213,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,andyearegoneawayH3947;andwhathaveImore?andwhatisthisthatyesayH559tome,Whataileth thee?

25AndthechildrenofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835saidH559tohim,Letnotthyvoiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963beheardH8085amongus,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435menH376ofexasperatedspiritrunuponyou,andthoulosethylifeH5315andthelivesH5315ofthyhouseholdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

26AndthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835wentH7725theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870;andMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawH7200thattheyweretoostrongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389forhim,andheturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentH7725backH7725tohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

27AndtheytookH3947thatwhichMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318hadmadeH6213,andthepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548thathehadhad,andcameH935uponLaish,uponapeopleעַם֙'amH5971quietH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982;andtheysmotethemwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,andburnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

28Andtherewasnodelivererמַצִּ֜ילma.TzilH5337,foritwasfarרְֽחוֹקָה־re.cho.kah-H7350fromZidon,andtheyhadnothingH369todowith[any]manH120;andit[lay]inthevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010thatisbyBeth-rehobH1050.AndtheybuiltH1129thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.

29Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,afterthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofDanדָּ֣ןdanH1835theirfatherH1,whowasbornH3205toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; howbeit Laishwasthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892atthefirstH7223.

30AndthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835setוַיָּקִ֧ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965upthegravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459;andJehonathan,thesonH1121ofGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םge.re.ShomH1647,thesonH1121ofMoses;heandhissonsH1121wereH1961priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548tothetribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626ofDanH1835untilthedayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthecaptivityofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31Andtheysetוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760upforthemselvesMicah'sgravenimageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459,whichhehadmadeH6213,allthetimethatthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

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