H9002–/וְ–v

and he saith to his mother, `The eleven hundred silverlings which have been taken of thine, and `of which' thou hast sworn, and also spoken in mine ears; lo, the silver `is' with me, I have taken it;' and his mother saith, `Blessed `is' my son of Jehovah.'

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

And he giveth back the eleven hundred silverlings to his mother, and his mother saith, `I had certainly sanctified the silver to Jehovah, from my hand, for my son, to make a graven image, and a molten image; and now, I give it back to thee.'

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

And he giveth back the money to his mother, and his mother taketh two hundred silverlings, and giveth them to a refiner, and he maketh them a graven image, and a molten image, and it is in the house of Micah.

וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

As to the man Micah, he hath a house of gods, and he maketh an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrateth the hand of one of his sons, and he is to him for a priest;

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

And there is a young man of Beth-Lehem-Judah, of the family of Judah, and he `is' a Levite, and he `is' a sojourner there.

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

And Micah saith to him, `Whence comest thou?' and he saith unto him, `A Levite `am' I, of Beth-Lehem-Judah, and I am going to sojourn where I do find.'

וְאָנֹכִ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And Micah saith to him, `Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth `in'.

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

In those days there is no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danite is seeking for itself an inheritance to inhabit, for `that' hath not fallen to it unto that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel by inheritance.

וּבַיָּמִ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”

And the sons of Dan send, out of their family, five men of them, men, sons of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to traverse the land, and to search it, and they say unto them, `Go, search the land;' and they come into the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodge there.

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

They `are' with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite, and turn aside there, and say to him, `Who hath brought thee hither? and what art thou doing in this `place?' and what to thee here?'

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

And he saith unto them, `Thus and thus hath Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and I am to him for a priest.'

וְכָזֶ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And they say to him, `Ask, we pray thee, at God, and we know whether our way is prosperous on which we are going.'

וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And the five men go, and come in to Laish, and see the people which `is' in its midst, dwelling confidently, according to the custom of Zidonians, quiet and confident; and there is none putting to shame in the land in `any' thing, possessing restraint, and they `are' far off from the Zidonians, and have no word with `any' man.

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

And they come in unto their brethren, at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren say to them, `What -- ye?'

וְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל (וְ) ve. “and”

And they say, `Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go -- to enter to possess the land.

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

When ye go, ye come in unto a people confident, and the land `is' large on both hands, for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything which `is' in the land.'

וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there journey thence, of the family of the Danite, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.

וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל (וּ) u. “and”

And the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say unto their brethren, `Have ye known that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and graven image, and molten image? and now, know what ye do.'

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

(and the six hundred men girded with their weapons of war, who `are' of the sons of Dan, are standing at the opening of the gate), --

וְשֵׁשׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”

yea, the five men, those going to traverse the land, go up -- they have come in thither -- they have taken the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image -- and the priest is standing at the opening of the gate, and the six hundred men who are girded with weapons of war --

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

yea, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest saith unto them, `What are ye doing?'

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

and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

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

And the heart of the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth into the midst of the people,

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

and they turn and go, and put the infants, and the cattle, and the baggage, before them.

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

They have been far off from the house of Micah -- and the men who `are' in the houses which `are' near the house of Micah have been called together, and overtake the sons of Dan,

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”