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Judges 18:2-3

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?

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