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Judges 18:5-7

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.

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