Verse 4
Judges 18:4
Literal Standard Version
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And he says to them, “Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he hires me, and I am for a priest to him.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם כָּ/זֹ֣ה וְ/כָ/זֶ֔ה עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖/י מִיכָ֑ה וַ/יִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕/נִי וָ/אֱהִי ל֖/וֹ לְ/כֹהֵֽן
English Translation
And he said to them, "Thus and thus Micah has done for me, and he has hired me and I have become his priest."
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Chapter 18 Context
1
In those days there is no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danite is seeking an in...
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And the sons of Dan send, out of their family, five of their men—men, sons of valor—from Zorah, and...
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They are with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite...
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4
And he says to them, “Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he hires me, and I am for a priest to...
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And they say to him, “Please ask of God (Elohim), and we know whether our way on which we are going...
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6
And the priest says to them, “Go in peace; before YHWH is your way in which you go.”
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7
And the five men go, and come to Laish, and see the people which is in its midst, dwelling confident...
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8
And they come to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers say to them, “What did you...
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9
And they say, “Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold—very good; and...
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10
When you go, you come to a confident people, and the land is large on both hands, for God (Elohim) h...
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11
And there journey there, of the family of the Danite, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, six hundred men...
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12
And they go up and encamp in Kirjath-Jearim, in Judah, therefore they have called that place, “Camp...
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13
And they pass over there to the hill-country of Ephraim, and come to the house of Micah.
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14
And the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say to their brothers, “Have...
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15
And they turn aside there, and come to the house of the young man, the Levite, the house of Micah, a...
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16
(and the six hundred men girded with their weapons of war, who are of the sons of Dan, are standing...
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17
indeed, the five men, those going to traverse the land, go up—they have come in there—they have take...
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18
indeed, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphi...
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19
And they say to him, “Keep silent, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be for a father...
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And the heart of the priest is glad, and he takes the ephod, and the teraphim, and the carved image,...
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and they turn and go, and put the infants, and the livestock, and the baggage, before them.
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They have been far off from the house of Micah—and the men who are in the houses which are near the...
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and call to the sons of Dan, and they turn their faces around, and say to Micah, “What is this to yo...
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24
And he says, “You have taken my gods which I made, and the priest, and you go; and what more do I ha...
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And the sons of Dan say to him, “Do not let your voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fal...
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and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah sees that they are stronger than he, and turns, and g...
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27
And they have taken that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and come in against Laish...
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and there is no deliverer, for it is far off from Sidon, and they have no word with any man, and it...
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and call the name of the city Dan, by the name of their father Dan, who was born to Israel; and yet...
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And the sons of Dan raise up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Ma...
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31
And they appoint for themselves the carved image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the ho...
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