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Judges 17

Hebrew13 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַֽיְהִי־and he wasאִ֥ישׁa manמֵֽהַר־from the hill country ofאֶפְרָ֖יִםEphraimוּשְׁמ֥וֹand name hisמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃was Micaiah
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלְאִמּ֡וֹto mother hisאֶלֶף֩one thousandוּמֵאָ֨הand one hundredהַכֶּ֜סֶףthe silverאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֻֽקַּֽח־it was takenלָ֗ךְto the youוְאַ֤תְּand youאָלִית֙you cursedוְגַם֙and alsoאָמַ֣רְתְּyou saidבְּאָזְנַ֔יin ears myהִנֵּֽה־here!הַכֶּ֥סֶףthe silverאִתִּ֖יis with meאֲנִ֣יIלְקַחְתִּ֑יוI took itוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאִמּ֔וֹmother hisבָּר֥וּךְbe blessedבְּנִ֖יson myלַיהוָֽה׃by Yahweh
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וַיָּ֛שֶׁבand he brought backאֶת־obj.אֶֽלֶף־the one thousandוּמֵאָ֥הand one hundredהַכֶּ֖סֶףthe silverלְאִמּ֑וֹto mother hisוַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidאִמּ֡וֹmother hisהַקְדֵּ֣שׁcertainly to consecrateהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיI consecrateאֶת־obj.הַכֶּסֶף֩the silverלַיהוָ֨הto Yahwehמִיָּדִ֜יfrom hand myלִבְנִ֗יfor son myלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙to makeפֶּ֣סֶלa carved imageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הand a molten imageוְעַתָּ֖הand thereforeאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּI will return itלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וַיָּ֥שֶׁבand he brought backאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe silverלְאִמּ֑וֹto mother hisוַתִּקַּ֣חand she tookאִמּוֹ֩mother hisמָאתַ֨יִםtwo hundredכֶּ֜סֶףsilverוַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּand she gave itלַצּוֹרֵ֗ףto the silversmithוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙and he made itפֶּ֣סֶלa carved imageוּמַסֵּכָ֔הand a molten imageוַיְהִ֖יand it wasבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofמִיכָֽיְהוּ׃Micaiah
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וְהָאִ֣ישׁand the manמִיכָ֔הMicahל֖וֹbelonged to the himבֵּ֣יתa house ofאֱלֹהִ֑יםGodוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he madeאֵפוֹד֙an ephodוּתְרָפִ֔יםand teraphimוַיְמַלֵּ֗אand he filledאֶת־obj.יַ֤דthe hand ofאַחַד֙oneמִבָּנָ֔יוfrom sons hisוַיְהִי־and he becameל֖וֹof himלְכֹהֵֽן׃into a priest
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔םthe thoseאֵ֥יןthere notמֶ֖לֶךְwas a kingבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelאִ֛ישׁeveryoneהַיָּשָׁ֥רthe rightבְּעֵינָ֖יוin view hisיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פhe did
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וַיְהִי־and he wasנַ֗עַרa young manמִבֵּ֥יתfrom Beth-לֶ֙חֶם֙-lehemיְהוּדָ֔הJudahמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתfrom the tribe ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוְה֥וּאand heלֵוִ֖יwas a Leviteוְה֥וּאand heגָֽר־was sojourningשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentהָאִ֜ישׁthe manמֵהָעִ֗ירfrom the cityמִבֵּ֥יתfrom Beth-לֶ֙חֶם֙-lehemיְהוּדָ֔הJudahלָג֖וּרto sojournבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רin whereיִמְצָ֑אhe will findוַיָּבֹ֧אand he cameהַר־the hill country ofאֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraimעַד־toבֵּ֥יתthe house ofמִיכָ֖הMicahלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתtomakeדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃journey his
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וַיֹּאמֶר־and he saidל֥וֹto the himמִיכָ֖הMicahמֵאַ֣יִןfrom where?תָּב֑וֹאdo you comeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himלֵוִ֣יam a Leviteאָנֹ֗כִיIמִבֵּ֥יתfrom Beth-לֶ֙חֶם֙-lehemיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוְאָנֹכִ֣יand Iהֹלֵ֔ךְam goingלָג֖וּרto sojournבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רin whereאֶמְצָֽא׃I will find
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidל֨וֹto the himמִיכָ֜הMicahשְׁבָ֣הremain !עִמָּדִ֗יwith meוֶֽהְיֵה־and becomeלִי֮of meלְאָ֣בinto a fatherוּלְכֹהֵן֒and into a priestוְאָנֹכִ֨יand Iאֶֽתֶּן־I will giveלְךָ֜to the youעֲשֶׂ֤רֶתtenכֶּ֙סֶף֙silverלַיָּמִ֔יםto the daysוְעֵ֥רֶךְand an order ofבְּגָדִ֖יםgarmentsוּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָand sustenance yourוַיֵּ֖לֶךְand he wentהַלֵּוִֽי׃the Levite
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וַיּ֥וֹאֶלand he was willingהַלֵּוִ֖יthe Leviteלָשֶׁ֣בֶתto dwellאֶת־withהָאִ֑ישׁthe manוַיְהִ֤יand he wasהַנַּ֙עַר֙the young manל֔וֹto the himכְּאַחַ֖דlike oneמִבָּנָֽיו׃from sons his
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וַיְמַלֵּ֤אand he filledמִיכָה֙Micahאֶת־obj.יַ֣דthe hand ofהַלֵּוִ֔יthe Leviteוַיְהִי־and he becameל֥וֹof himהַנַּ֖עַרthe young manלְכֹהֵ֑ןinto a priestוַיְהִ֖יand he wasבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofמִיכָֽה׃Micah
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidמִיכָ֔הMicahעַתָּ֣הnowיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowכִּֽי־thatיֵיטִ֥יבhe will do goodיְהוָ֖הYahwehלִ֑יto the meכִּ֧יforהָיָה־he has becomeלִ֛יof meהַלֵּוִ֖יthe Leviteלְכֹהֵֽן׃into a priest

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