Revised Literal Translation

Judges 17

1And there was a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of mountמֵֽהַר־me.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,whose nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMicahמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃mi.Kha.ye.huH4321.

2And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his motherלְאִמּ֡וֹle.'i.MoH517,The eleven hundredאֶלֶף֩ וּמֵאָ֨ה'e.Lef u.me.'AhH3967 H505shekelsof silverהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that were takenלֻֽקַּֽח־lu.kach-H3947from thee, about which thou cursedstאָלִית֙'a.LitH422,and spakestאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559of also in mine earsבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,behold, the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701iswith me; I tookלְקַחְתִּ֑יוle.kach.TivH3947it. And his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be thouof Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121.

3And when he had restoredוַיָּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the eleven hundredאֶֽלֶף־ וּמֵאָ֥ה'e.lef- u.me.'AhH3967 H505shekelsof silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517,his motherאִמּ֡וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,I had whollyהַקְדֵּ֣שׁhak.DeshH6942dedicatedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068from my handמִיָּדִ֜יmi.ya.DiH3027for my sonלִבְנִ֗יliv.NiH1121,to makeלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213a graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a molten imageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541:now therefore I will restoreאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725it unto thee.

4Yet he restoredוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701unto his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;and his motherאִמּוֹ֩'i.MoH517tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekelsof silverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701,and gaveוַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּva.ti.te.Ne.huH5414them to the founderלַצּוֹרֵ֗ףla.tzo.RefH6884,who madeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213thereof a graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a molten imageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541:and they were in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Micahמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃mi.Kha.ye.huH4321.

5And the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318had an houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of godsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,and madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an ephodאֵפוֹד֙'e.fOdH646,and teraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655,and consecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֗א יַ֤דvay.ma.Le' yadH3027 H4390oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121,who became his priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

6In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there wasno kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, butevery manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.

7And there was a young manנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288out of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, who wasa Leviteלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3881,and he sojournedגָֽר־gar-H1481there.

8And the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376departedH3212out of the cityמֵהָעִ֗ירme.ha.'IrH5892from Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035to sojournלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481where he could findיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672a place:and he cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318,as he journeyedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃la.'a.Sot dar.KoH1870 H6213.

9And Micahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Whenceמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370comestתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I ama Leviteלֵוִ֣יle.ViH3881of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063 H1035,and I goהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980to sojournלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481where I may findאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672a place.

10And Micahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, Dwellשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427with me, and be unto me a fatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and a priestוּלְכֹהֵן֒u.le.kho.HenH3548,and I will giveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee tenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsof silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701by the yearלַיָּמִ֔יםlai.ya.MimH3117,and a suitוְעֵ֥רֶךְve.'E.rekhH6187of apparelבְּגָדִ֖יםbe.ga.DimH899,and thy victualsוּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָu.mich.ya.Te.khaH4241.So the Leviteהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3881went inH3212.

11And the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881was contentוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376;and the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was unto him as oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of his sonsמִבָּנָֽיו׃mi.ba.NavH1121.

12And Micahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318consecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֤א יַ֣דvay.ma.Le' yadH3027 H4390the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881;and the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288became his priestלְכֹהֵ֑ןle.kho.HenH3548,and was in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Micahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

13Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,Now knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045I that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will do me goodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190,seeing I have a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881to mypriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

Commentaries on Judges 17