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Judges 18:17-20

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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