Revised Literal Translation

Judges 17:7-13

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.

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