Judges 18
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the daysהָהֵ֔םthe thoseאֵ֥יןthere notמֶ֖לֶךְwas a kingבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelוּבַיָּמִ֣יםand in the daysהָהֵ֗םthe thoseשֵׁ֣בֶטthe tribe ofהַדָּנִ֞יthe Danitesמְבַקֶּשׁ־was seekingל֤וֹfor the itselfנַֽחֲלָה֙an inheritanceלָשֶׁ֔בֶתto dwell inכִּי֩forלֹֽא־notנָ֨פְלָהit had fallenלּ֜וֹto the itעַד־untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַה֛וּאthe thatבְּתוֹךְ־in amongשִׁבְטֵ֥יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סin an inheritance
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וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּand they sentבְנֵי־the descendants ofדָ֣ן׀Danמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םfrom tribe theirחֲמִשָּׁ֣הfiveאֲנָשִׁ֣יםmenמִקְצוֹתָם֩from ends theirאֲנָשִׁ֨יםmenבְּנֵי־sons ofחַ֜יִלstrengthמִצָּרְעָ֣הfrom Zorahוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לand from Eshtaolלְרַגֵּ֤לto spy outאֶת־obj.הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּand to explore itוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themלְכ֖וּgoחִקְר֣וּexploreאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיָּבֹ֤אוּand they wentהַר־the hill country ofאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙Ephraimעַד־toבֵּ֣יתthe house ofמִיכָ֔הMicahוַיָּלִ֖ינוּand they spent the nightשָֽׁם׃there
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הֵ֚מָּהtheyעִם־were nearבֵּ֣יתthe house ofמִיכָ֔הMicahוְהֵ֣מָּהand theyהִכִּ֔ירוּthey recognizedאֶת־obj.ק֥וֹלthe voice ofהַנַּ֖עַרthe young manהַלֵּוִ֑יthe Leviteוַיָּס֣וּרוּand they turned asideשָׁ֗םthereוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּand they saidלוֹ֙to the himמִֽי־who?הֱבִיאֲךָ֣did he bring youהֲלֹ֔םhereוּמָֽה־and what?אַתָּ֥הare youעֹשֶׂ֛הdoingבָּזֶ֖הin this placeוּמַה־and what?לְּךָ֥belongs to the youפֹֽה׃here
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וַיֵּלְכוּ֙and they wentחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתthe fiveהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםthe menוַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they cameלָ֑יְשָׁהLaish towardsוַיִּרְא֣וּand they sawאֶת־obj.הָעָ֣םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּin midst itsיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־was dwellingלָ֠בֶטַחto securityכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טaccording to the custom ofצִדֹנִ֜יםthe Sidoniansשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀at peaceוּבֹטֵ֗חַand secureוְאֵין־and there notמַכְלִ֨יםwas one putting to shameדָּבָ֤רanythingבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙in the landיוֹרֵ֣שׁone possessingעֶ֔צֶרoppressionוּרְחֹקִ֥יםand were farהֵ֙מָּה֙theyמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםfrom the Sidoniansוְדָבָ֥רand anythingאֵין־notלָהֶ֖םbelonged to the themעִם־withאָדָֽם׃anyone
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidק֚וּמָהarise !וְנַעֲלֶ֣הso we may go upעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themכִּ֤יforרָאִ֙ינוּ֙we have seenאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!טוֹבָ֖הit is goodמְאֹ֑דveryוְאַתֶּ֣םand youמַחְשִׁ֔יםare inactiveאַל־may notתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּyou hesitateלָלֶ֥כֶתto goלָבֹ֖אto goלָרֶ֥שֶׁתto take possession ofאֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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כְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םwhen go youתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀you will comeאֶל־toעַ֣םa peopleבֹּטֵ֗חַsecureוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙and the landרַחֲבַ֣תis broad ofיָדַ֔יִםboth handsכִּֽי־forנְתָנָ֥הּhe has given itאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םin hand yourמָקוֹם֙a placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereאֵֽין־there notשָׁ֣םthereמַחְס֔וֹרis lack ofכָּל־anyדָּבָ֖רthingאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּאָֽרֶץ׃is on the earth
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וַֽיַּעֲל֗וּand they went upוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּand they encampedבְּקִרְיַ֥תat Kiriathיְעָרִ֖יםJearimבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הin Judahעַל־there-כֵּ֡ן-foreקָרְאוּ֩they calledלַמָּק֨וֹםto the placeהַה֜וּאthe thatמַחֲנֵה־Mahanehדָ֗ןDanעַ֚דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisהִנֵּ֕הthere!אַחֲרֵ֖יbehindקִרְיַ֥תKiriathיְעָרִֽים׃Jearim
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וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּand they answeredחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתthe fiveהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menהַהֹלְכִים֮who had goneלְרַגֵּל֮to spy outאֶת־obj.הָאָ֣רֶץthe landלַיִשׁ֒Laishוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidאֶל־toאֲחֵיהֶ֔םbrothers theirהַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם¿ do you knowכִּ֠יthatיֵ֣שׁthereבַּבָּתִּ֤יםin the housesהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseאֵפ֣וֹדare an ephodוּתְרָפִ֔יםand teraphimוּפֶ֖סֶלand a carved imageוּמַסֵּכָ֑הand a molten imageוְעַתָּ֖הand thereforeדְּע֥וּconsiderמַֽה־what?תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃will you do
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וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּand they went upחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתthe fiveהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menהַהֹלְכִים֮who had goneלְרַגֵּ֣לto spy outאֶת־obj.הָאָרֶץ֒the landבָּ֣אוּthey wentשָׁ֔מָּהthere towardsלָקְח֗וּthey tookאֶת־obj.הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙the carved imageוְאֶת־and obj.הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדthe ephodוְאֶת־and obj.הַתְּרָפִ֖יםthe teraphimוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּסֵּכָ֑הthe molten imageוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןand the priestנִצָּב֙was standingפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהַשַּׁ֔עַרthe gateוְשֵׁשׁ־and sixמֵא֣וֹתhundredsהָאִ֔ישׁthe manהֶחָג֖וּרthe girdedכְּלֵ֥יthe weapons ofהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃the war
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהand these menבָּ֚אוּthey wentבֵּ֣יתthe house ofמִיכָ֔הMicahוַיִּקְחוּ֙and they tookאֶת־obj.פֶּ֣סֶלthe carved image ofהָאֵפ֔וֹדthe ephodוְאֶת־and obj.הַתְּרָפִ֖יםthe teraphimוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּסֵּכָ֑הthe molten imageוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶם֙to themהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestמָ֥הwhat?אַתֶּ֖םare youעֹשִֽׂים׃doing
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩and they saidל֨וֹto the himהַחֲרֵ֜שׁkeep quietשִֽׂים־putיָדְךָ֤hand yourעַל־overפִּ֙יךָ֙mouth yourוְלֵ֣ךְand comeעִמָּ֔נוּwith usוֶֽהְיֵה־and becomeלָ֖נוּof usלְאָ֣בinto a fatherוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןand into a priestהֲט֣וֹב׀¿ goodהֱיוֹתְךָ֣is being youכֹהֵ֗ןa priestלְבֵית֙of the house ofאִ֣ישׁa manאֶחָ֔דoneא֚וֹor?הֱיוֹתְךָ֣being youכֹהֵ֔ןa priestלְשֵׁ֥בֶטof a tribeוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הand of a clanבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃in Israel
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הֵ֥מָּהtheyהִרְחִ֖יקוּthey had gone far awayמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofמִיכָ֑הMicahוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםand the menאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoבַּבָּתִּים֙were in the housesאֲשֶׁר֙whichעִם־were nearבֵּ֣יתthe house ofמִיכָ֔הMicahנִֽזְעֲק֔וּthey were called togetherוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּand they overtookאֶת־obj.בְּנֵי־the descendants ofדָֽן׃Dan
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וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidאֵלָיו֙to himבְּנֵי־the descendants ofדָ֔ןDanאַל־may notתַּשְׁמַ֥עyou make heardקוֹלְךָ֖voice yourעִמָּ֑נוּwith usפֶּֽן־lestיִפְגְּע֣וּthey should fallבָכֶ֗םon the youאֲנָשִׁים֙menמָ֣רֵיbitter ofנֶ֔פֶשׁappetiteוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הand you will gatherנַפְשְׁךָ֖life yourוְנֶ֥פֶשׁand the life ofבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃household your
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וְהֵ֨מָּהand theyלָקְח֜וּthey tookאֵ֧תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשָׂ֣הhe had madeמִיכָ֗הMicahוְֽאֶת־and obj.הַכֹּהֵן֮the priestאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoהָיָה־he belongedלוֹ֒to the himוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they wentעַל־toלַ֗יִשׁLaishעַל־toעַם֙a peopleשֹׁקֵ֣טat peaceוּבֹטֵ֔חַand secureוַיַּכּ֥וּand they struckאוֹתָ֖םobj. themלְפִי־to the mouth ofחָ֑רֶבthe swordוְאֶת־and obj.הָעִ֖ירthe cityשָׂרְפ֥וּthey burnedבָאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וְאֵ֨יןand there notמַצִּ֜ילwas a delivererכִּ֧יforרְֽחוֹקָה־was farהִ֣יאitמִצִּיד֗וֹןfrom Sidonוְדָבָ֤רand anythingאֵין־notלָהֶם֙belonged to the themעִם־withאָדָ֔םanyoneוְהִ֕יאand itבָּעֵ֖מֶקwas in the valleyאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלְבֵית־belongs to Bethרְח֑וֹבRehobוַיִּבְנ֥וּand they rebuiltאֶת־obj.הָעִ֖ירthe cityוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּand they dweltבָֽהּ׃in the it
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וַיָּקִ֧ימוּand they set upלָהֶ֛םfor the themselvesבְּנֵי־the descendants ofדָ֖ןDanאֶת־obj.הַפָּ֑סֶלthe carved imageוִ֠יהוֹנָתָןand Jonathanבֶּן־the son ofגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םGershomבֶּן־the son ofמְנַשֶּׁ֜הManassehה֣וּאheוּבָנָ֗יוand sons hisהָי֤וּthey wereכֹהֲנִים֙priestsלְשֵׁ֣בֶטof the tribe ofהַדָּנִ֔יthe Danitesעַד־untilי֖וֹםthe dayגְּל֥וֹתwent into exile ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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