H9033–וֹ–o

And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I go to sojourn where I may find [ergänzt: a place].

ל֥וֹ (וֹ) o “him”אֵלָ֜יו (ו) v “him”

And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten [ergänzt: pieces] of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.

ל֨וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

ל֔וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

ל֥וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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 [ergänzt: their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

ל֤וֹ (וֹ) o “itself”לּ֜וֹ (וֹ) o “it”

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

לוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “him”

And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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.

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

ל֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

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

ל֨וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

אֵלָיו֙ (ו֙) v “him”

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.

מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (נּוּ) nu “him”

And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

לוֹ֒ (וֹ֒) o “him”

And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

לוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “himself”

And his concubine played the harlot against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Beth-lehem-judah, and was there the space of four months.

עָלָיו֙ (ו֙) v “him”מֵֽאִתּוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “him”

And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak kindly unto her, to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house; and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

עִמּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “him”וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ (הוּ֙) hu “him”לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And his father-in-law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there.

בּ֤וֹ (וֹ) o “him”אִתּ֖וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

And the man rose up to depart; but his father-in-law urged him, and he lodged there again.

בּוֹ֙ (וֹ֙) o “him”

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thy heart may be merry; and to-morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

ל֣וֹ (וֹ) o “him”

But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus (the same is Jerusalem): and there were with him a couple of asses saddled; his concubine also was with him.

וְעִמּ֗וֹ (וֹ) o “him”עִמּֽוֹ׃ (וֹ) o “him”

And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.

אֵלָיו֙ (ו֙) v “him”

And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [ergänzt: now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.

אֵלָ֗יו (ו) v “him”

So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

וַיְבִיאֵ֣הוּ (הוּ) hu “him”

As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ (נּוּ) nu “him”