New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 18:14-20

14Then the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376who wentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270out the countryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Laishלַיִשׁ֒la.YishH3919saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251, “Do you knowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֗םhay.da'.TemH3045that thereיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426are in theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428housesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004an ephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646andhouseholdH8655idolsH8655and a gravenH6459imageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459and a moltenוּמַסֵּכָ֑הu.ma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541?Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, considerדְּע֥וּde.'UH3045whatמַֽה־mah-H4100you should doתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.”

15They turnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033and cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the youngהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288,the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318,and askedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592him of his welfareלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

16The sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376armedחֲגוּרִים֙cha.gu.RimH2296with their weaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421,whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were of the sonsמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121of Danדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

17Now the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376who wentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270out the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up andenteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935thereשָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033, andtookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947the gravenH6459imageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459and the ephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646andhouseholdH8655idolsH8655and the moltenהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541,while the priestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324by the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376armedהֶחָג֖וּרhe.cha.GurH2296with weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

18When theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935into Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the gravenH6459imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459,the ephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646andhouseholdH8655idolsH8655and the moltenהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100are you doingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213?”

19They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Be silentהַחֲרֵ֜שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,putשִֽׂים־sim-H7760your handיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027overעַל־'al-H5921your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310and comeוְלֵ֣ךְve.LekhH1980with us, and be to usa fatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and a priestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548.Is it betterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for you to be a priestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,orא֚וֹ'oH176to be priestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548to a tribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626and a familyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הu.le.mish.pa.ChahH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

20The priest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548heartלֵ֣בlevH3820was gladוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190,and he tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947the ephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646andhouseholdH8655idolsH8655and the gravenH6459imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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