New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 18:17-20

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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