H9002–/וְ–v

And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver which were taken from you, about which you took an oath and said in my hearing, I have given this silver to the Lord from my hand for myself, to make a pictured image and a metal image: see,

וּמֵאָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאַ֤תְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave back the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, and his mother said, I have made the silver holy to the Lord from me for my son, to make a pictured image and a metal image.

וּמֵאָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So he gave the silver back to his mother. Then his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a metal-worker who made a pictured image and a metal image from them: and it was in the house of Micah.

וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

And the man Micah had a house of gods; and he made an ephod and family gods and put one of his sons in the position of priest.

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּתְרָפִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

Now there was a young man living in Beth-lehem-judah, of the family of Judah and a Levite, who was not a townsman of the place.

וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֥וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite from Beth-lehem-judah, and I am looking for a living-place.

וְאָנֹכִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Micah said to him, Make your living-place with me, and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten shekels of silver a year and your clothing and food.

וֶֽהְיֵה־ (וֶֽ) ve “and”וּלְכֹהֵן֒ (וּ) u. “and”וְאָנֹכִ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵ֥רֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ (וּ) u. “and”

In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the Danites were looking for a heritage for themselves, to be their living-place; for up to that time no distribution of land had been made to them among the tribes of Israel.

וּבַיָּמִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

So the children of Dan sent five men from among their number, strong men, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to take a look at the land and make a search through it; and they said to them, Go and make a search through the land; and they came to the hill-countr

וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗ל (וּ) u. “and”וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּ (וּ) u. “and”

When they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?

וְהֵ֣מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָֽה־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

And he said to them, This is what Micah did for me, and he gave me payment and I became his priest.

וְכָזֶ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “so”

Then the five men went on their way and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, living without thought of danger, like the Zidonians, quiet and safe; for they had everything on earth for their needs, and they were far from the Zidonians and had

וּבֹטֵ֗חַ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֵין־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּרְחֹקִ֥ים (וּ) u. “and”וְדָבָ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

So they came back to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, What news have you?

וְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said, Up! and let us go against Laish; for we have seen the land, and it is very good: why are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to go in and take the land for your heritage.

וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה (וְ) ve. “so”וְהִנֵּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתֶּ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

When you come there you will come to a people living without thought of danger; and the land is wide, and God has given it into your hands: a place where there is everything on earth for man's needs.

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

So six hundred men of the Danites from Zorah and Eshtaol went out armed with instruments of war.

וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.

וּתְרָפִ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”וּפֶ֖סֶל (וּ) u. “and”וּמַסֵּכָ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the six hundred armed men of the Danites took their places by the doorway.

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the five men who had gone to make a search through the land, went in and took the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image; and the priest was by the doorway with the six hundred armed men.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And when they went into Micah's house and took out the pictured image and the ephod and the family gods and the metal image, the priest said to them, What are you doing?

וְאֵ֗לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

וְלֵ֣ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וֶֽהְיֵה־ (וֶֽ) ve “and”וּלְכֹהֵ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”וּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they went on their way again, putting the little ones and the oxen and the goods in front of them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”