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Judg 18:1 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

wayyišələḥû ḇənê-ḏān mimmišəpaḥətām ḥămiššāh ’ănāšîm miqəṣôṯām ’ănāšîm bənê-ḥayil miṣṣārə‘āh ûmē’ešətā’ōl ləraggēl ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ ûləḥāqərāhh wayyō’mərû ’ălēhem ləḵû ḥiqərû ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ wayyāḇō’û har-’ep̱ərayim ‘aḏ-bêṯ mîḵāh wayyālînû šām

Judg 18:2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

hēmmāh ‘im-bêṯ mîḵāh wəhēmmāh hikkîrû ’eṯ-qôl hanna‘ar hallēwî wayyāsûrû šām wayyō’mərû lô mî-hĕḇî’ăḵā hălōm ûmāh-’attāh ‘ōśeh bāzeh ûmah-lləḵā p̱ōh

Judg 18:3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

wayyō’mer ’ălēhem kāzōh wəḵāzeh ‘āśāh lî mîḵāh wayyiśəkərēnî wā’ĕhî-lô ləḵōhēn

Judg 18:4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

wayyō’mərû lô šə’al-nā’ ḇē’lōhîm wənēḏə‘āh hăṯaṣəlîaḥ darəkēnû ’ăšer ’ănaḥənû hōləḵîm ‘āleyhā

Judg 18:5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

wayyō’mer lāhem hakkōhēn ləḵû ləšālôm nōḵaḥ yəhwāh darəkəḵem ’ăšer tēləḵû-ḇāhh

Judg 18:6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.

wayyēləḵû ḥămēšeṯ hā’ănāšîm wayyāḇō’û lāyəšāh wayyirə’û ’eṯ-hā‘ām ’ăšer-bəqirəbāhh yôšeḇeṯ-lāḇeṭaḥ kəmišəpaṭ ṣiḏōnîm šōqēṭ ûḇōṭēaḥ wə’ên-maḵəlîm dāḇār bā’āreṣ yôrēš ‘eṣer ûrəḥōqîm hēmmāh miṣṣiḏōnîm wəḏāḇār ’ên-lāhem ‘im-’āḏām

Judg 18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

wayyāḇō’û ’el-’ăḥêhem ṣārə‘āh wə’ešətā’ōl wayyō’mərû lāhem ’ăḥêhem māh ’attem

Judg 18:8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

wayyō’mərû qûmāh wəna‘ăleh ‘ălêhem kî rā’înû ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ wəhinnēh ṭôḇāh mə’ōḏ wə’attem maḥəšîm ’al-tē‘āṣəlû lāleḵeṯ lāḇō’ lārešeṯ ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ

Judg 18:9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

kəḇō’ăḵem tāḇō’û ’el-‘am bōṭēaḥ wəhā’āreṣ raḥăḇaṯ yāḏayim kî-nəṯānāhh ’ĕlōhîm bəyeḏəḵem māqôm ’ăšer ’ên-šām maḥəsôr kāl-dāḇār ’ăšer bā’āreṣ

Judg 18:10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.

wayyisə‘û miššām mimmišəpaḥaṯ haddānî miṣṣārə‘āh ûmē’ešətā’ōl šēš-mē’ôṯ ’îš ḥāg̱ûr kəlê miləḥāmāh

Judg 18:11 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

wayya‘ălû wayyaḥănû bəqirəyaṯ yə‘ārîm bîhûḏāh ‘al-kēn qārə’û lammāqôm hahû’ maḥănēh-ḏān ‘aḏ hayyôm hazzeh hinnēh ’aḥărê qirəyaṯ yə‘ārîm

Judg 18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.

wayya‘aḇərû miššām har-’ep̱ərāyim wayyāḇō’û ‘aḏ-bêṯ mîḵāh

Judg 18:13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

wayya‘ănû ḥămēšeṯ hā’ănāšîm hahōləḵîm ləraggēl ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ layiš wayyō’mərû ’el-’ăḥêhem hayəḏa‘ətem kî yēš babbāttîm hā’ēlleh ’ēp̱ôḏ ûṯərāp̱îm ûp̱esel ûmassēḵāh wə‘attāh də‘û mah-ta‘ăśû

Judg 18:14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

wayyāsûrû šāmmāh wayyāḇō’û ’el-bêṯ-hanna‘ar hallēwî bêṯ mîḵāh wayyišə’ălû-lô ləšālôm

Judg 18:15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

wəšēš-mē’ôṯ ’îš ḥăg̱ûrîm kəlê miləḥamətām niṣṣāḇîm peṯaḥ haššā‘ar ’ăšer mibbənê-ḏān

Judg 18:16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

wayya‘ălû ḥămēšeṯ hā’ănāšîm hahōləḵîm ləraggēl ’eṯ-hā’āreṣ bā’û šāmmāh lāqəḥû ’eṯ-happesel wə’eṯ-hā’ēp̱ôḏ wə’eṯ-hattərāp̱îm wə’eṯ-hammassēḵāh wəhakkōhēn niṣṣāḇ peṯaḥ hašša‘ar wəšēš-mē’ôṯ hā’îš heḥāg̱ûr kəlê hammiləḥāmāh

Judg 18:17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.

wə’ēlleh bā’û bêṯ mîḵāh wayyiqəḥû ’eṯ-pesel hā’ēp̱ôḏ wə’eṯ-hattərāp̱îm wə’eṯ-hammassēḵāh wayyō’mer ’ălêhem hakkōhēn māh ’attem ‘ōśîm

Judg 18:18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?

wayyō’mərû lô haḥărēš śîm-yāḏəḵā ‘al-pîḵā wəlēḵ ‘immānû wehəyēh-lānû lə’āḇ ûləḵōhēn hăṭôḇ hĕyôṯəḵā ḵōhēn ləḇêṯ ’îš ’eḥāḏ ’ô hĕyôṯəḵā ḵōhēn ləšēḇeṭ ûləmišəpāḥāh bəyiśərā’ēl

Judg 18:19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

wayyîṭaḇ lēḇ hakkōhēn wayyiqqaḥ ’eṯ-hā’ēp̱ôḏ wə’eṯ-hattərāp̱îm wə’eṯ-happāsel wayyāḇō’ bəqereḇ hā‘ām

Judg 18:20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.

wayyip̱ənû wayyēlēḵû wayyāśîmû ’eṯ-haṭṭap̱ wə’eṯ-hammiqəneh wə’eṯ-hakkəḇûddāh lip̱ənêhem

Judg 18:21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.

hēmmāh hirəḥîqû mibbêṯ mîḵāh wəhā’ănāšîm ’ăšer babbāttîm ’ăšer ‘im-bêṯ mîḵāh nizə‘ăqû wayyaḏəbîqû ’eṯ-bənê-ḏān

Judg 18:22 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

wayyiqərə’û ’el-bənê-ḏān wayyassēbbû pənêhem wayyō’mərû ləmîḵāh mah-lləḵā kî nizə‘āqətā

Judg 18:23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

wayyō’mer ’eṯ-’ĕlōhay ’ăšer-‘āśîṯî ləqaḥətem wə’eṯ-hakkōhēn wattēləḵû ûmah-llî ‘ôḏ ûmah-zzeh tō’mərû ’ēlay mah-llāḵ

Judg 18:24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

wayyō’mərû ’ēlāyw bənê-ḏān ’al-tašəma‘ qôləḵā ‘immānû pen-yip̱əgə‘û ḇāḵem ’ănāšîm mārê nep̱eš wə’āsap̱ətāh nap̱əšəḵā wənep̱eš bêṯeḵā

Judg 18:25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

wayyēləḵû ḇənê-ḏān ləḏarəkām wayyarə’ mîḵāh kî-ḥăzāqîm hēmmāh mimmennû wayyip̱en wayyāšāḇ ’el-bêṯô

Judg 18:26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

wəhēmmāh lāqəḥû ’ēṯ ’ăšer-‘āśāh mîḵāh wə’eṯ-hakkōhēn ’ăšer hāyāh-lô wayyāḇō’û ‘al-layiš ‘al-‘am šōqēṭ ûḇōṭēaḥ wayyakkû ’ôṯām ləp̱î-ḥāreḇ wə’eṯ-hā‘îr śārəp̱û ḇā’ēš

Judg 18:27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

wə’ên maṣṣîl kî rəḥôqāh-hî’ miṣṣîḏôn wəḏāḇār ’ên-lāhem ‘im-’āḏām wəhî’ bā‘ēmeq ’ăšer ləḇêṯ-rəḥôḇ wayyiḇənû ’eṯ-hā‘îr wayyēšəḇû ḇāhh

Judg 18:28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.

wayyiqərə’û šēm-hā‘îr dān bəšēm dān ’ăḇîhem ’ăšer yûllaḏ ləyiśərā’ēl wə’ûlām layiš šēm-hā‘îr lāri’šōnāh

Judg 18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

wayyāqîmû lāhem bənê-ḏān ’eṯ-happāsel wîhônāṯān ben-gērəšōm ben-mənaššeh hû’ ûḇānāyw hāyû ḵōhănîm ləšēḇeṭ haddānî ‘aḏ-yôm gəlôṯ hā’āreṣ

Judg 18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

wayyāśîmû lāhem ’eṯ-pesel mîḵāh ’ăšer ‘āśāh kāl-yəmê hĕyôṯ bêṯ-hā’ĕlōhîm bəšilōh

Judg 18:31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

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