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Judges 18:14-27

14Thenansweredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyoutלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270thecountryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofLaishלַיִשׁ֒la.YishH3919, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251, Do yeknowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֗םhay.da'.TemH3045that thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426in thesehousesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646, andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655, and a gravenimageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459, and a moltenimageוּמַסֵּכָ֑הu.ma.se.KhahH4541? now thereforeconsiderדְּע֥וּde.'UH3045what ye have todoתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.

15And theyturnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493aside there, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the youngmanהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, even to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, andgreetedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'a.lu- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965him.

16And thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376appointedחֲגוּרִים֙cha.gu.RimH2296with theirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421, who were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

17And thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyoutלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, and cameinבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935there, andtookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947the gravenimageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459, and theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541: and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324in theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376that wereappointedהֶחָג֖וּרhe.cha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

18And thesewentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andbroughtוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the carvedimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459, theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541. Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548to them, Whatdoעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213ye?

19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Hold thypeaceהַחֲרֵ֜שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,layשִֽׂים־sim-H7760thyhandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027upon thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, andgoH3212with us, and be tousH1961afatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and apriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548: is itbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for thee to be apriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548to thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004ofoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, or that thou shouldest be apriestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548to 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 the gravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459, and wentinוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

21So theyturnedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437anddepartedH3212, andputוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the littleonesהַטַּ֧ףha.TafH2945and thecattleהַמִּקְנֶ֛הha.mik.NehH4735and thepossessionsהַכְּבוּדָּ֖הha.ke.vu.DahH3520beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

22And when they were a goodwayהִרְחִ֖יקוּhir.Chi.kuH7368from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were in thehousesבַּבָּתִּים֙ba.ba.TimH1004near toMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were gatheredtogetherנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199, andovertookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835.

23And theycriedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835. And theyturnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toMicahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such acompanyנִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃niz.'A.ke.taH2199?

24And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye have takenawayלְקַחְתֶּ֧םle.kach.TemH3947mygodsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430which Imadeעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, and ye have goneawayH3212: and what have I more? and what is this that yesayתֹּאמְר֥וּto.me.RuH559to me, What aileth thee?

25And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Let not thyvoiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963beheardתַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'H8085among us, lestangryמָ֣רֵי נֶ֔פֶשׁMa.rei Ne.feshH4751 H5315fellowsאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582rushיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293upon thee, and thouloseוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.TahH622thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315, with thelivesוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thyhouseholdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

26And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835departedלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH3212 H1870: and whenMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they were toostrongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389for him, heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentbackוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

27And theytookלָקְח֜וּla.ke.ChuH3947the things whichMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548which he had, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלַ֗יִשׁLa.yishH3919, to apeopleעַם֙'amH5971that were atquietשֹׁקֵ֣טsho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982: and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

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