New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 18:1-5

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117thereH369wasH369noH369kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; andin thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysוּבַיָּמִ֣יםu.vai.ya.MimH3117the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of the Danitesהַדָּנִ֞יha.da.NiH1839was seekingמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245an inheritanceנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159for themselves to liveלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427in, for untilעַד־'ad-H5704that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159had notbeen allottedנָ֨פְלָהNa.fe.lahH5307to them as a possessionH5159amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So the sonsH1121of Danדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentH7971from their familyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376outH7971of their wholeH7098numberH7098,valiantחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menH376fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,to spyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270outH7270the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and to exploreוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980,exploreחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.”And they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tothe hillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,and stayedH3885overnightH3885thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3When they were nearעִם־'im-H5973the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,they recognizedהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288,the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881;and they turnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310broughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935you hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988?And whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100are you doingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213in thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088place?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100do you have hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?”

4He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318has doneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisכָּזֹ֣הka.ZohH2090and thatוְכָזֶ֔הve.kha.ZehH2088for me, and he has hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvai.yis.ke.Re.niH7936me andI have becomeוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961his priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.”

5Then they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether our wayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we are goingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980will beH6743successfulH6743.”

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