Judges 17
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Judges 17

1And there was amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofmountמֵֽהַר־me.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, whosenameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMicahמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃mi.Kha.ye.huH4321.
2And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hismotherלְאִמּ֡וֹle.'i.MoH517, The elevenhundredאֶלֶף֩ וּמֵאָ֨ה'e.Lef u.me.'AhH505H3967shekels ofsilverהַכֶּ֜סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that weretakenלֻֽקַּֽח־lu.kach-H3947from thee, about which thou didstcurseאָלִית֙'a.LitH422, andspokeאָמַ֣רְתְּ'a.MartH559of also in myearsבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241, behold, thesilverהַכֶּ֥סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is with me; Itookלְקַחְתִּ֑יוle.kach.TivH3947it. And hismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou of theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068, mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121.
3And when he hadrestoredוַיָּ֛שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the elevenhundredאֶֽלֶף־ וּמֵאָ֥ה'e.lef- u.me.'AhH505H3967shekels ofsilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to hismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517, hismotherאִמּ֡וֹ'i.MoH517saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, I hadwhollyהַקְדֵּ֣שׁhak.DeshH6942dedicatedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942thesilverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701to theLORDלַיהוָ֨הla.Yah.wehH3068from myhandמִיָּדִ֜יmi.ya.DiH3027for mysonלִבְנִ֗יliv.NiH1121, tomakeלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213a gravenimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a moltenimageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541: now therefore I willrestoreאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725it to thee.
4Yet herestoredוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to hismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517; and hismotherאִמּוֹ֩'i.MoH517tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shekels ofsilverכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701, andgaveוַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּva.ti.te.Ne.huH5414them to thesilversmithלַצּוֹרֵ֗ףla.tzo.RefH6884, whomadeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213of it a gravenimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459and a moltenimageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הu.ma.se.KhahH4541: and they were in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃mi.Kha.ye.huH4321.
5And themanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318had anhouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofgodsאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, andmadeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213anephodאֵפוֹד֙'e.fOdH646, andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655, andconsecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֗א יַ֤דvay.ma.Le' yadH4390H3027oneאַחַד֙'a.ChadH259of hissonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121, who became hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.
6In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there was nokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, but everymanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376didיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in his owneyesבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.
7And there was a youngmanנַ֗עַרNa.'arH5288out ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH1035H3063of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, who was aLeviteלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3881, and hesojournedגָֽר־gar-H1481there.
8And themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376departedH3212out of thecityמֵהָעִ֗ירme.ha.'IrH5892fromBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH1035H3063tosojournלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481where he couldfindיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672a place : and hecameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935tomountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318, as hejourneyedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃la.'a.Sot dar.KoH6213H1870.
9AndMicahמִיכָ֖הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him,Whereמֵאַ֣יִןme.'A.yinH370do youcomeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935from? And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I am aLeviteלֵוִ֣יle.ViH3881ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH1035H3063, and Igoהֹלֵ֔ךְho.LekhH1980tosojournלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481where I mayfindאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672a place .
10AndMicahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him,Dwellשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427with me, and be to me afatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and apriestוּלְכֹהֵן֒u.le.kho.HenH3548, and I willgiveאֶֽתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414theetenעֲשֶׂ֤רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekels ofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701by theyearלַיָּמִ֔יםlai.ya.MimH3117, and asuitוְעֵ֥רֶךְve.'E.rekhH6187ofapparelבְּגָדִ֖יםbe.ga.DimH899, and thysustenanceוּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָu.mich.ya.Te.khaH4241. So theLeviteהַלֵּוִֽי׃ha.le.ViH3881wentinH3212.
11And theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881wascontentוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376; and the youngmanהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was to him asoneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of hissonsמִבָּנָֽיו׃mi.ba.NavH1121.
12AndMicahמִיכָה֙mi.KhahH4318consecratedוַיְמַלֵּ֤א יַ֣דvay.ma.Le' yadH4390H3027theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881; and the youngmanהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288became hispriestלְכֹהֵ֑ןle.kho.HenH3548, and was in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָֽה׃mi.KhahH4318.
13Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, Now Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will do megoodיֵיטִ֥יבyei.TivH3190, seeing I have aLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881for mypriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

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