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Judges 18:7-14

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.

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