New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 17:10-13

10Micahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Stayשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427with me and bea fatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and a priestוּלְכֹהֵן֒u.le.kho.HenH3548to me, and I will giveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414you tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235piecesof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701a yearלַיָּמִ֔יםlai.ya.MimH3117,a supplyוְעֵ֥רֶךְve.'E.rekhH6187of clothingבְּגָדִ֖יםbe.ga.DimH899,and your sustenanceוּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָu.mich.ya.Te.khaH4241.”So the Leviteהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3881wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in.

11The Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881agreedוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,and the youngהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961to him like oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָֽיו׃mi.ba.NavH1121.

12So Micahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318consecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֤א יַ֣דvay.ma.Le' yadH4390 H3027the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881,and the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288becameוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his priestלְכֹהֵ֑ןle.kho.HenH3548andlivedוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Micahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

13Then Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will prosperיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190me, becauseH3588I haveהָיָה־ha.yah-H1961a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881as a priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.”

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