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Judges 18:2-10

2And thechildrenH1121ofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentH7971of theirfamilyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376from theirwholeH7098numberH7098,menH376of valour, fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881, and fromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847, tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270outH7971thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and tosearchוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them,GoH935,searchחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theycameH935to thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, and lodged there.

3When they were by thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, they knew thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881: and theyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee hither? andwhatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100doest thou in thisplaceH1004? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100hast thouhereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,ThusH2088andthusH2088hathMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318dealt withmeH413, and he hathhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvai.yis.ke.Re.niH7936meH413, and I ambecomeוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

5And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592counsel,weH587prayנָ֣אna'H4994thee, ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430, thatweH587mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether ourwayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834weH587goהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980shall beprosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.

6And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Go inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is yourwayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye go.

7Then thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departedH935, andcameH935to Laish, andsawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were therein,howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427insecurityלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,afterH776themannerH1697of the Zidonians,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; for there wasnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, possessingauthorityH1697, that mightputH935them toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637inanyH376thingH1697, and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Zidonians, and hadnoאֵין־'ein-H369dealingsH1697withanyH376manH376.

8And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251toZorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847: and theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251saidH559unto them,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100sayH559ye?

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965, andletH408usH5921goלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927againstH5921them: forweכִּ֤יkiH3588haveseenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and are yestillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814? benotH408slofthful togoH935and toenterH935in topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10When yegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935, ye shallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935unto apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982, and thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776is large: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413yourhandH3027; aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereH834there isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369wantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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