Revised Version 1895

Judges 18:13-20

13And theypassedוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674thence unto thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.

14ThenansweredH559thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980tospyלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270outH3045thecountryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Laish, andsaidH559unto theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251,DoH6213yeknowH3045that there is intheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428housesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646, andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655, and agravenH6459imageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459, and a moltenimageH6459?nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeconsiderH3045whatמַֽה־mah-H4100ye have todoH6213.

15And theyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theyoungהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, even unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592him of hiswelfareלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

16And thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376girt with theirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421, who were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by the entering of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

17And thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thatwentH1980tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outH7270thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentH1980upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andcameH935in thither, andtookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947thegravenH6456image, and theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the molten image: and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324by theenteringH935of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376girt withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

18And whentheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and fetched thegravenH6459imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459, theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageH6459, thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100doעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213ye?

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,HoldH1004thy peace,layשִֽׂים־sim-H7760thinehandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027uponH5921thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, andgoH1961withusH5921, and be tousH5921afatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and apriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548: is itbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for thee to bepriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548unto thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004of onemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, or to bepriestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548unto atribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626and afamilyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הu.le.mish.pa.ChahH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

20And thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548heartלֵ֣בlevH3820wasgladוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190, and hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and thegravenH6459imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459, andwentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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