Revised Literal Translation

Judges 18:25-31

25And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Danדָ֔ןDanH1835saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Let not thy voiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963be heardתַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'H8085among us, lest angryמָ֣רֵי נֶ֔פֶשׁMa.rei Ne.feshH5315 H4751fellowsאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582runיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293upon thee, and thou loseוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.TahH622thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315,with the livesוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thy householdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

26And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835wentH3212their wayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870:and when Micahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they weretoo strongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389for him, he turnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725unto his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

27And they tookלָקְח֜וּla.ke.ChuH3947the thingswhich Micahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318had madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213,and the priestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548which he had, and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Laishלַ֗יִשׁLa.yishH3919,unto a peopleעַם֙'amH5971that wereat quietשֹׁקֵ֣טsho.KetH8252and secureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982:and they smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and burntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

28And there wasno delivererמַצִּ֜ילma.TzilH5337, because it wasfarרְֽחוֹקָה־re.cho.kah-H7350from Sidonמִצִּיד֗וֹןmi.tzi.DonH6721,and they had no businessוְדָבָ֤רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120;and it was in the valleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010that liethby Beth–rehobH1050.And they builtוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129a cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.

29And they calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,after the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Danדָּ֣ןdanH1835their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,who was bornיוּלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205unto Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:howbeitוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLaishלַ֥יִשׁLa.yishH3919at the firstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.

30And the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Danדָ֖ןdanH1835set upוַיָּקִ֧ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965the graven imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459:and Jonathanוִ֠יהוֹנָתָןVi.ho.na.tonH3083,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םge.re.ShomH1647,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,he and his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121were priestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548to the tribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626of Danהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839until the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of the captivityגְּל֥וֹתge.LotH1540of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

31And they set them upוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760Micah’sמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318graven imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459,which he madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,all the timeיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117that the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ פbe.shi.LohH7887.

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