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Judges 18:2-11

2And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971of theirfamilyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH582from theirlandמִקְצוֹתָם֩mik.tzo.TamH7098,menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofvalourחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428, fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881, and fromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847, tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270out thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and tosearchוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them,GoH3212,searchחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: who when theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tomountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, theylodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.

3When they were by thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, theyknewהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the youngmanהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881: and they turnedinוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493there, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935theehereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988? and whatmakestעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213thou in this place ? and what hast thou here?

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,ThusH2090andthusH2090dealethעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318with me, and hathhiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvai.yis.ke.Re.niH7936me, and I am hispriestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.

5And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Askcounselשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592, we pray thee, ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether ourwayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870which wegoהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980shall beprosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.

6And thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:beforeנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is yourwayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870in which yegoH3212.

7Then thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919, andsawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were initבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130, how theydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427carelessלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983, after themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of theZidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; and there was nomagistrateיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH3423 H6114in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, that might put them toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697; and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from theZidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722, and had nobusinessוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8And theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251toZorahצָרְעָ֖הtza.re.'AhH6881andEshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לve.'esh.ta.'OlH847: and theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם'a.chei.HemH251saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, What say ye?

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965, that we may goupוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against them: for we haveseenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, behold, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and are yestillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814? be notslothfulתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101togoH3212, and toenterלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

10When yegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935, ye shallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935to apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982, and to alargeרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414it into yourhandsH3027; aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725where there is nowantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is on theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

11And therewentוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265from there of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839, out ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and out ofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376appointedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

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