Revised Literal Translation

Judges 18:2-11

2And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971of their familyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH582from their coastsמִקְצוֹתָם֩mik.tzo.TamH7098,menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of valourחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428,from Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881,and from Eshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,to spyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270out the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,and to searchוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, GoH3212,searchחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:who when they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to mountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,they lodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.

3When they wereby the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,they knewהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881:and they turned inוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Who broughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee hitherהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988?and what makestעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

4And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, ThusH2090and thusH2090dealethעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318with me, and hath hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvai.yis.ke.Re.niH7936me, and I am his priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

5And they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Ask counselשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592,we pray thee, of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether our wayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870which we goהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980shall be prosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.

6And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, GoH3212in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isyour wayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870wherein ye goH3212.

7Then the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Laishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919,and sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werethereinבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,how they dweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427carelessלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,after the mannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252and secureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; and there wasno magistrateיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH6114 H3423in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, that might put themto shameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697; and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722,and had no businessוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8And they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251to Zorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847:and their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, What say ye?

9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965,that we may go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against them: for we have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, behold, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and areye stillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814?be not slothfulתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101to goH3212, andto enterלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935to possessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10When ye goכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935,ye shall comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935unto a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982,and to a largeרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776:for Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414it into your handsH3027;a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725where there isno wantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270of any thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that isin the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And there wentוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265from thence of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of the Danitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839,out of Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and out of Eshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376appointedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

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