New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 17:5-12

5And the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318had ashrineבֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑יםbeit 'E.lo.HimH1004 H430and he madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anephodאֵפוֹד֙'e.fOdH646andhouseholdH8655idolsH8655, andconsecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֗א יַ֤דvay.ma.Le' yadH4390 H3027oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121,so that he might becomeוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

6In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thereH369wasH369noH369kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;everyoneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213whatH3477wasH3477rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

7Now there was a youngנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288fromBethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whoH1931was a Leviteלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3881; and he wasstayingגָֽר־gar-H1481thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

8Then the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376leftוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980the cityמֵהָעִ֗ירme.ha.'IrH5892,BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, tostayלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834he would findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672a place;and as he madeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213his journeyדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870,he cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318.

9Micahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370do you comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935from?” And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I am a Leviteלֵוִ֣יle.ViH3881from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and I am goingהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980tostayלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834I may findאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672a place.”

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.

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