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Judges 18:7-14

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.

11And theresetוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265forthH5265from thence of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839,outH5265ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881andoutH5265ofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376girt withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

12And theywentH5927upH5927, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inKiriath-jearimH7157, inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: wherefore theycalledקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Mahaneh-danH4265unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdהִנֵּ֕הhi.NehH2009, it isbehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Kirjath-jearim.

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.

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