1	Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
	× וַֽיְהִי־ way·hî- Now Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × אִ֥ישׁ ’îš a man Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × וּשְׁמ֥וֹ ū·šə·mōw named Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 8034 BSB/Thayers 1) name   1a) name   1b) reputation, fame, glory   1c) the Name (as designation of God)   1d) memorial, monument × מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃ mî·ḵā·yə·hū Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4321 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = |who is like God| 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah × מֵֽהַר־ mê·har- from the hill country Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 2022 BSB/Thayers 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount × אֶפְרָ֖יִם ’ep̄·rā·yim of Ephraim Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 669 BSB/Thayers           Ephraim = |double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful| 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem וַֽיְהִי־ way·hî- Now אִ֥ישׁ ’îš a man וּשְׁמ֥וֹ ū·šə·mōw named מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃ mî·ḵā·yə·hū Micah מֵֽהַר־ mê·har- from the hill country אֶפְרָ֖יִם ’ep̄·rā·yim of Ephraim
2	said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
	× וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לְאִמּ֡וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × אֶלֶף֩ ’e·lep̄ “ The eleven Grammar Number - masculine singular Strongs 505 BSB/Thayers 1) a thousand   1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company   2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops × וּמֵאָ֨ה ū·mê·’āh hundred [shekels] Grammar Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strongs 3967 BSB/Thayers 1) hundred   1a) as simple number   1b) as part of larger number   1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) × הַכֶּ֜סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ of silver Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 Footnote 1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver; also in verse 3. BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer that Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × לֻֽקַּֽח־ luq·qaḥ- were taken Grammar Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × לָ֗ךְ lāḵ from you Grammar Preposition | second person feminine singular × וְגַם֙ wə·ḡam and Grammar Conjunction Strongs 1571 BSB/Thayers 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea   1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)   1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)   1c) even (for stress)   1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)   1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)   1f) but, yet, though (adversative)   1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike × בְּאָזְנַ֔י bə·’ā·zə·nay about which I heard Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular Strongs 241 BSB/Thayers 1) ear, as part of the body 2) ear, as organ of hearing 3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation × וְאַתִּי wə·ʾat·tī you Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strongs 859 BSB/Thayers 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.) × אָמַ֣רְתְּ ’ā·mart utter Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × אָלִית֙ ’ā·lîṯ a curse — Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strongs 422 BSB/Thayers 1) to swear, curse   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to swear, take an oath (before God)     1a2) to curse   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to put under oath, adjure     1b2) to put under a curse × הִנֵּֽה־ hin·nêh- I have Grammar Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × הַכֶּ֥סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ the silver {here} Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × אִתִּ֖י ’it·tî with me ; Grammar Preposition | first person common singular Strongs 854 BSB/Thayers 1) with, near, together with   1a) with, together with   1b) with (of relationship)   1c) near (of place)   1d) with (poss.)   1e) from...with, from (with other prep) × אֲנִ֣י ’ă·nî I Grammar Pronoun - first person common singular Strongs 589 BSB/Thayers 1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) × לְקַחְתִּ֑יו lə·qaḥ·tîw took it . ” Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אִמּ֔וֹ ’im·mōw Then his mother Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat·tō·mer said , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × בָּר֥וּךְ bā·rūḵ “ Blessed be Grammar Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strongs 1288 BSB/Thayers 1) to bless, kneel   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to kneel     1a2) to bless   1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself   1c) (Piel) to bless   1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored   1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel   1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse × בְּנִ֖י bə·nî my son Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × לַיהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh by the LORD ! ” Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer said לְאִמּ֡וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , אֶלֶף֩ ’e·lep̄ “ The eleven וּמֵאָ֨ה ū·mê·’āh hundred [shekels] הַכֶּ֜סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ of silver אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer that לֻֽקַּֽח־ luq·qaḥ- were taken לָ֗ךְ lāḵ from you וְגַם֙ wə·ḡam and בְּאָזְנַ֔י bə·’ā·zə·nay about which I heard וְאַתִּי wə·ʾat·tī you אָמַ֣רְתְּ ’ā·mart utter אָלִית֙ ’ā·lîṯ a curse — הִנֵּֽה־ hin·nêh- I have הַכֶּ֥סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ the silver {here} אִתִּ֖י ’it·tî with me ; אֲנִ֣י ’ă·nî I לְקַחְתִּ֑יו lə·qaḥ·tîw took it . ” אִמּ֔וֹ ’im·mōw Then his mother וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat·tō·mer said , בָּר֥וּךְ bā·rūḵ “ Blessed be בְּנִ֖י bə·nî my son לַיהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh by the LORD ! ”
3	And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”
	× וַיָּ֛שֶׁב way·yā·šeḇ And when he had Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7725 BSB/Thayers 1) to return, turn back   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn back, return       1a1a) to turn back       1a1b) to return, come or go back       1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back       1a1d) of dying       1a1e) of human relations (fig)       1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)         1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise         1a1f2) to turn away (of God)         1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent         1a1f4) turn back (from evil)       1a1g) of inanimate things       1a1h) in repetition   1b) (Polel)     1b1) to bring back     1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)     1b3) to lead away (enticingly)     1b4) to show turning, apostatise   1c) (Pual) restored (participle)   1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back     1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment     1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore     1d3) to bring back, report to, answer     1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)     1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse     1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward     1d7) to turn against     1d8) to bring back to mind     1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke   1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back   1f) (Pulal) brought back × אֶת־ ’eṯ- returned Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × אֶֽלֶף־ ’e·lep̄- the eleven Grammar Number - masculine singular Strongs 505 BSB/Thayers 1) a thousand   1a) as numeral 2) a thousand, company   2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops × וּמֵאָ֥ה ū·mê·’āh hundred Grammar Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strongs 3967 BSB/Thayers 1) hundred   1a) as simple number   1b) as part of larger number   1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) × הַכֶּ֖סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ [shekels] of silver Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × לְאִמּ֑וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × אִמּ֡וֹ ’im·mōw [she] Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat·tō·mer said , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ haq·dêš “ I wholly Grammar Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strongs 6942 BSB/Thayers 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated     1a2) to be hallowed     1a3) consecrated, tabooed   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic     1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred     1b3) to be holy   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate     1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred     1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow     1c4) to consecrate   1d) (Pual)     1d1) to be consecrated     1d2) consecrated, dedicated   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate     1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow     1e3) to consecrate   1f) (Hithpael)     1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate     1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God)     1f3) to be observed as holy     1f4) to consecrate oneself × הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי hiq·daš·tî dedicate Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strongs 6942 BSB/Thayers 1) to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be set apart, be consecrated     1a2) to be hallowed     1a3) consecrated, tabooed   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to show oneself sacred or majestic     1b2) to be honoured, be treated as sacred     1b3) to be holy   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to set apart as sacred, consecrate, dedicate     1c2) to observe as holy, keep sacred     1c3) to honour as sacred, hallow     1c4) to consecrate   1d) (Pual)     1d1) to be consecrated     1d2) consecrated, dedicated   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to set apart, devote, consecrate     1e2) to regard or treat as sacred or hallow     1e3) to consecrate   1f) (Hithpael)     1f1) to keep oneself apart or separate     1f2) to cause Himself to be hallowed (of God)     1f3) to be observed as holy     1f4) to consecrate oneself × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × הַכֶּסֶף֩ hak·ke·sep̄ the silver Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × לַיהוָ֨ה Yah·weh to the LORD Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × מִיָּדִ֜י mî·yā·ḏî . . . Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × לִבְנִ֗י liḇ·nî for my son’s benefit , Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ la·‘ă·śō·wṯ to make Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × פֶּ֣סֶל pe·sel a graven image Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 6459 BSB/Thayers 1) idol, image × וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה ū·mas·sê·ḵāh and a molten idol . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 4541 BSB/Thayers 1) a pouring, libation, molten metal, cast image, drink offering   1a) libation (with covenant sacrifice)   1b) molten metal, molten image, molten gods 2) web, covering, veil, woven stuff × וְעַתָּ֖ה wə·‘at·tāh Therefore I will now Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 6258 BSB/Thayers 1) now   1a) now   1b) in phrases × אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū return it Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 7725 BSB/Thayers 1) to return, turn back   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn back, return       1a1a) to turn back       1a1b) to return, come or go back       1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back       1a1d) of dying       1a1e) of human relations (fig)       1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)         1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise         1a1f2) to turn away (of God)         1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent         1a1f4) turn back (from evil)       1a1g) of inanimate things       1a1h) in repetition   1b) (Polel)     1b1) to bring back     1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)     1b3) to lead away (enticingly)     1b4) to show turning, apostatise   1c) (Pual) restored (participle)   1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back     1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment     1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore     1d3) to bring back, report to, answer     1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)     1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse     1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward     1d7) to turn against     1d8) to bring back to mind     1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke   1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back   1f) (Pulal) brought back × לָֽךְ׃ lāḵ to you . ” Grammar Preposition | second person feminine singular וַיָּ֛שֶׁב way·yā·šeḇ And when he had אֶת־ ’eṯ- returned אֶֽלֶף־ ’e·lep̄- the eleven וּמֵאָ֥ה ū·mê·’āh hundred הַכֶּ֖סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ [shekels] of silver לְאִמּ֑וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , אִמּ֡וֹ ’im·mōw [she] וַתֹּ֣אמֶר wat·tō·mer said , הַקְדֵּ֣שׁ haq·dêš “ I wholly הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי hiq·daš·tî dedicate אֶת־ ’eṯ- - הַכֶּסֶף֩ hak·ke·sep̄ the silver לַיהוָ֨ה Yah·weh to the LORD מִיָּדִ֜י mî·yā·ḏî . . . לִבְנִ֗י liḇ·nî for my son’s benefit , לַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙ la·‘ă·śō·wṯ to make פֶּ֣סֶל pe·sel a graven image וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה ū·mas·sê·ḵāh and a molten idol . וְעַתָּ֖ה wə·‘at·tāh Therefore I will now אֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ ’ă·šî·ḇen·nū return it לָֽךְ׃ lāḵ to you . ”
4	So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
	× וַיָּ֥שֶׁב way·yā·šeḇ So he returned Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7725 BSB/Thayers 1) to return, turn back   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn back, return       1a1a) to turn back       1a1b) to return, come or go back       1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back       1a1d) of dying       1a1e) of human relations (fig)       1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)         1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise         1a1f2) to turn away (of God)         1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent         1a1f4) turn back (from evil)       1a1g) of inanimate things       1a1h) in repetition   1b) (Polel)     1b1) to bring back     1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)     1b3) to lead away (enticingly)     1b4) to show turning, apostatise   1c) (Pual) restored (participle)   1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back     1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment     1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore     1d3) to bring back, report to, answer     1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)     1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse     1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward     1d7) to turn against     1d8) to bring back to mind     1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke   1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back   1f) (Pulal) brought back × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × הַכֶּ֖סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ the silver Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × לְאִמּ֑וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × אִמּוֹ֩ ’im·mōw and she Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַתִּקַּ֣ח wat·tiq·qaḥ took Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × מָאתַ֨יִם mā·ṯa·yim two hundred [shekels] Grammar Number - fd Strongs 3967 BSB/Thayers 1) hundred   1a) as simple number   1b) as part of larger number   1c) as a fraction-one one-hundredth (1/100) × כֶּ֜סֶף ke·sep̄ of silver Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 Footnote 200 shekels is approximately 5 pounds or 2.3 kilograms of silver. BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ wat·tit·tə·nê·hū and gave them Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף laṣ·ṣō·w·rêp̄ to a silversmith , Grammar Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 6884 BSB/Thayers 1) to smelt, refine, test   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to smelt, refine     1a2) to test     1a3) to test (and prove true)     1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle)   1b) (Niphal) to be refined   1c) (Piel) to be a refiner     1c1) refiner (participle) × וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū who made them Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × פֶּ֣סֶל pe·sel into a graven image Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 6459 BSB/Thayers 1) idol, image × וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה ū·mas·sê·ḵāh and a molten idol . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 4541 BSB/Thayers 1) a pouring, libation, molten metal, cast image, drink offering   1a) libation (with covenant sacrifice)   1b) molten metal, molten image, molten gods 2) web, covering, veil, woven stuff × וַיְהִ֖י way·hî And they were placed Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × בְּבֵ֥ית bə·ḇêṯ in the house Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃ mî·ḵā·yə·hū of Micah . Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4321 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = |who is like God| 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah וַיָּ֥שֶׁב way·yā·šeḇ So he returned אֶת־ ’eṯ- - הַכֶּ֖סֶף hak·ke·sep̄ the silver לְאִמּ֑וֹ lə·’im·mōw to his mother , אִמּוֹ֩ ’im·mōw and she וַתִּקַּ֣ח wat·tiq·qaḥ took מָאתַ֨יִם mā·ṯa·yim two hundred [shekels] כֶּ֜סֶף ke·sep̄ of silver וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ wat·tit·tə·nê·hū and gave them לַצּוֹרֵ֗ף laṣ·ṣō·w·rêp̄ to a silversmith , וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū who made them פֶּ֣סֶל pe·sel into a graven image וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה ū·mas·sê·ḵāh and a molten idol . וַיְהִ֖י way·hî And they were placed בְּבֵ֥ית bə·ḇêṯ in the house מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃ mî·ḵā·yə·hū of Micah .
5	Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
	× וְהָאִ֣ישׁ wə·hā·’îš Now this man Grammar Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × מִיכָ֔ה mî·ḵāh Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × ל֖וֹ lōw had Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × בֵּ֣ית bêṯ a shrine Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm . . . , Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 430 BSB/Thayers 1) (plural)   1a) rulers, judges   1b) divine ones   1c) angels   1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning)   2a) god, goddess   2b) godlike one   2c) works or special possessions of God   2d) the (true) God   2e) God × וַיַּ֤עַשׂ way·ya·‘aś and he made Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × אֵפוֹד֙ ’ê·p̄ō·wḏ an ephod Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 646 BSB/Thayers 1) ephod   1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment     1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff     1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold × וּתְרָפִ֔ים ū·ṯə·rā·p̄îm and some household idols , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 8655 BSB/Thayers 1) idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol   1a) a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship × וַיְמַלֵּ֗א way·mal·lê and ordained Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 4390 BSB/Thayers 1) to fill, be full   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be full       1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle)       1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended     1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied     1b2) to be accomplished, be ended   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to fill     1c2) to satisfy     1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete     1c4) to confirm   1d) (Pual) to be filled   1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × יַ֤ד yaḏ - Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 3027 Footnote Hebrew filled the hand of; also in verse 12 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × אַחַד֙ ’a·ḥaḏ one Grammar Number - masculine singular Strongs 259 BSB/Thayers 1) one (number)   1a) one (number)   1b) each, every   1c) a certain   1d) an (indefinite article)   1e) only, once, once for all   1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one   1g) first   1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) × מִבָּנָ֔יו mib·bā·nāw of his sons Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × וַיְהִי־ way·hî- [as] Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × ל֖וֹ lōw his Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × לְכֹהֵֽן׃ lə·ḵō·hên priest . Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest וְהָאִ֣ישׁ wə·hā·’îš Now this man מִיכָ֔ה mî·ḵāh Micah ל֖וֹ lōw had בֵּ֣ית bêṯ a shrine אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm . . . , וַיַּ֤עַשׂ way·ya·‘aś and he made אֵפוֹד֙ ’ê·p̄ō·wḏ an ephod וּתְרָפִ֔ים ū·ṯə·rā·p̄îm and some household idols , וַיְמַלֵּ֗א way·mal·lê and ordained אֶת־ ’eṯ- - יַ֤ד yaḏ - אַחַד֙ ’a·ḥaḏ one מִבָּנָ֔יו mib·bā·nāw of his sons וַיְהִי־ way·hî- [as] ל֖וֹ lōw his לְכֹהֵֽן׃ lə·ḵō·hên priest .
6	In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
	× הָהֵ֔ם hā·hêm In those Grammar Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strongs 1992 BSB/Thayers 1) they, these, the same, who × בַּיָּמִ֣ים bay·yā·mîm days Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × אֵ֥ין ’ên there was no Grammar Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × מֶ֖לֶךְ me·leḵ king Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4428 BSB/Thayers 1) king × בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל bə·yiś·rā·’êl in Israel ; Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile × אִ֛ישׁ ’îš everyone Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ ya·‘ă·śeh did [what was] Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × הַיָּשָׁ֥ר hay·yā·šār right Grammar Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 3477 BSB/Thayers 1) straight, upright, correct, right   1a) straight, level   1b) right, pleasing, correct   1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper   1d) uprightness, righteous, upright   1e) that which is upright (subst) × בְּעֵינָ֖יו bə·‘ê·nāw in his own eyes . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strongs 5869 BSB/Thayers 1) eye   1a) eye     1a1) of physical eye     1a2) as showing mental qualities     1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain הָהֵ֔ם hā·hêm In those בַּיָּמִ֣ים bay·yā·mîm days אֵ֥ין ’ên there was no מֶ֖לֶךְ me·leḵ king בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל bə·yiś·rā·’êl in Israel ; אִ֛ישׁ ’îš everyone יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ ya·‘ă·śeh did [what was] הַיָּשָׁ֥ר hay·yā·šār right בְּעֵינָ֖יו bə·‘ê·nāw in his own eyes .
7	And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
	× וַיְהִי־ way·hî- And there was Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × נַ֗עַר na·‘ar a young Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5288 BSB/Thayers 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer   1a) boy, lad, youth   1b) servant, retainer × וְה֥וּא wə·hū - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × לֵוִ֖י lê·wî Levite Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ from Grammar Preposition Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem Grammar Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3063 BSB/Thayers       Judah = |praised| 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah × וְה֥וּא wə·hū who Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × גָֽר־ ḡār- had been residing Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 1481 BSB/Thayers 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time     1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell   1b) (Hithpolel)     1b1) to seek hospitality with     1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to stir up strife     2a2) to quarrel   2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid   3a) (Qal)     3a1) to fear, be afraid     3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe × שָֽׁם׃ šām . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 8033 BSB/Thayers 1) there, thither   1a) there   1b) thither (after verbs of motion)   1c) from there, thence   1d) then (as an adverb of time) × מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ within the clan Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 4940 BSB/Thayers 1) clan, family   1a) clan     1a1) family     1a2) tribe     1a3) people, nation   1b) guild   1c) species, kind   1d) aristocrats × יְהוּדָ֑ה yə·hū·ḏāh of Judah . Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3063 BSB/Thayers       Judah = |praised| 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah וַיְהִי־ way·hî- And there was נַ֗עַר na·‘ar a young וְה֥וּא wə·hū - לֵוִ֖י lê·wî Levite מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ from לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah וְה֥וּא wə·hū who גָֽר־ ḡār- had been residing שָֽׁם׃ šām . . . מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ within the clan יְהוּדָ֑ה yə·hū·ḏāh of Judah .
8	This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
	× הָאִ֜ישׁ hā·’îš This man Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ left Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × מֵהָעִ֗יר mê·hā·‘îr the city Grammar Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 5892 BSB/Thayers 1) excitement, anguish   1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)   2a) city, town × מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ of Grammar Preposition Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem Grammar Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3063 BSB/Thayers       Judah = |praised| 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah × לָג֖וּר lā·ḡūr to settle Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 1481 BSB/Thayers 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time     1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell   1b) (Hithpolel)     1b1) to seek hospitality with     1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to stir up strife     2a2) to quarrel   2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid   3a) (Qal)     3a1) to fear, be afraid     3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe × בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ba·’ă·šer where Grammar Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × יִמְצָ֑א yim·ṣā he could find [a place] . Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 4672 BSB/Thayers 1) to find, attain to   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to find       1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)       1a1b) to find (what is lost)       1a1c) to meet, encounter       1a1d) to find (a condition)       1a1e) to learn, devise     1a2) to find out       1a2a) to find out       1a2b) to detect       1a2c) to guess     1a3) to come upon, light upon       1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with       1a3b) to hit       1a3c) to befall   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be found       1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered       1b1b) to appear, be recognised       1b1c) to be discovered, be detected       1b1d) to be gained, be secured     1b2) to be, be found       1b2a) to be found in       1b2b) to be in the possession of       1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be       1b2d) to be left (after war)       1b2e) to be present       1b2f) to prove to be       1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to find, attain     1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come     1c3) to cause to encounter     1c4) to present (offering) × לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת la·‘ă·śō·wṯ And as he traveled Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ dar·kōw . . . , Grammar Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1870 BSB/Thayers 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner   1a) road, way, path   1b) journey   1c) direction   1d) manner, habit, way   1e) of course of life (fig.)   1f) of moral character (fig.) × וַיָּבֹ֧א way·yā·ḇō he came Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × עַד־ ‘aḏ- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 5704 BSB/Thayers prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as   1a) of space     1a1) as far as, up to, even to   1b) in combination     1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)   1c) of time     1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end   1d) of degree     1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even × מִיכָ֖ה mî·ḵāh Micah’s Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × בֵּ֥ית bêṯ house Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × הַר־ har- in the hill country Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 2022 BSB/Thayers 1) hill, mountain, hill country, mount × אֶפְרַ֛יִם ’ep̄·ra·yim of Ephraim . Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 669 BSB/Thayers           Ephraim = |double ash-heap: I shall be doubly fruitful| 1) second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh 2) the tribe, Ephraim 3) the mountain country of Ephraim 4) sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah) 5) a city near Baal-hazor 6) a chief gate of Jerusalem הָאִ֜ישׁ hā·’îš This man וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ left מֵהָעִ֗יר mê·hā·‘îr the city מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ of לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah לָג֖וּר lā·ḡūr to settle בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר ba·’ă·šer where יִמְצָ֑א yim·ṣā he could find [a place] . לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת la·‘ă·śō·wṯ And as he traveled דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ dar·kōw . . . , וַיָּבֹ֧א way·yā·ḇō he came עַד־ ‘aḏ- to מִיכָ֖ה mî·ḵāh Micah’s בֵּ֥ית bêṯ house הַר־ har- in the hill country אֶפְרַ֛יִם ’ep̄·ra·yim of Ephraim .
9	“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
	× מֵאַ֣יִן mê·’a·yin “ Where Grammar Preposition-m | Adverb Strongs 370 BSB/Thayers 1) where?, whence? × תָּב֑וֹא tā·ḇō·w are you from ? ” Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × מִיכָ֖ה mî·ḵāh Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × וַיֹּאמֶר־ way·yō·mer- asked Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × ל֥וֹ lōw him . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × אָנֹ֗כִי ’ā·nō·ḵî “ I Grammar Pronoun - first person common singular Strongs 595 BSB/Thayers 1) I (first pers. sing.) × לֵוִ֣י lê·wî am a Levite Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ from Grammar Preposition Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem Grammar Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 1035 BSB/Thayers                 Beth-lehem = |house of bread (food)| 1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David 2) a place in Zebulun × יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah , ” Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3063 BSB/Thayers       Judah = |praised| 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah × וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer he replied Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × אֵלָ֜יו ’ê·lāw . . . , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × וְאָנֹכִ֣י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî “ and I Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strongs 595 BSB/Thayers 1) I (first pers. sing.) × הֹלֵ֔ךְ hō·lêḵ am on my way Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × לָג֖וּר lā·ḡūr to settle Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 1481 BSB/Thayers 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time     1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell   1b) (Hithpolel)     1b1) to seek hospitality with     1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to stir up strife     2a2) to quarrel   2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid   3a) (Qal)     3a1) to fear, be afraid     3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe × בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר ba·’ă·šer wherever Grammar Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × אֶמְצָֽא׃ ’em·ṣā I can find a place . ” Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 4672 BSB/Thayers 1) to find, attain to   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to find       1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)       1a1b) to find (what is lost)       1a1c) to meet, encounter       1a1d) to find (a condition)       1a1e) to learn, devise     1a2) to find out       1a2a) to find out       1a2b) to detect       1a2c) to guess     1a3) to come upon, light upon       1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with       1a3b) to hit       1a3c) to befall   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be found       1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered       1b1b) to appear, be recognised       1b1c) to be discovered, be detected       1b1d) to be gained, be secured     1b2) to be, be found       1b2a) to be found in       1b2b) to be in the possession of       1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be       1b2d) to be left (after war)       1b2e) to be present       1b2f) to prove to be       1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to find, attain     1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come     1c3) to cause to encounter     1c4) to present (offering) מֵאַ֣יִן mê·’a·yin “ Where תָּב֑וֹא tā·ḇō·w are you from ? ” מִיכָ֖ה mî·ḵāh Micah וַיֹּאמֶר־ way·yō·mer- asked ל֥וֹ lōw him . אָנֹ֗כִי ’ā·nō·ḵî “ I לֵוִ֣י lê·wî am a Levite מִבֵּ֥ית mib·bêṯ from לֶ֙חֶם֙ le·ḥem Bethlehem יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh in Judah , ” וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer he replied אֵלָ֜יו ’ê·lāw . . . , וְאָנֹכִ֣י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî “ and I הֹלֵ֔ךְ hō·lêḵ am on my way לָג֖וּר lā·ḡūr to settle בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר ba·’ă·šer wherever אֶמְצָֽא׃ ’em·ṣā I can find a place . ”
10	“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
	× שְׁבָ֣ה šə·ḇāh “ Stay Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 3427 BSB/Thayers 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sit, sit down     1a2) to be set     1a3) to remain, stay     1a4) to dwell, have one's abode   1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited   1c) (Piel) to set, place   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to sit     1d2) to cause to abide, set     1d3) to cause to dwell     1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited     1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be inhabited     1e2) to make to dwell × עִמָּדִ֗י ‘im·mā·ḏî with me , ” Grammar Preposition | first person common singular Strongs 5978 BSB/Thayers 1) with × מִיכָ֜ה mî·ḵāh Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × וַיֹּאמֶר֩ way·yō·mer said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × ל֨וֹ lōw to him , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × וֶֽהְיֵה־ weh·yêh- “ and be Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × לִי֮ lî my Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × לְאָ֣ב lə·’āḇ father Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וּלְכֹהֵן֒ ū·lə·ḵō·hên and priest , Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest × וְאָנֹכִ֨י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî and I Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strongs 595 BSB/Thayers 1) I (first pers. sing.) × אֶֽתֶּן־ ’et·ten- will give Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × לְךָ֜ lə·ḵā you Grammar Preposition | second person masculine singular × עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת ‘ă·śe·reṯ ten [shekels] Grammar Number - masculine singular construct Strongs 6235 BSB/Thayers 1) ten   1a) ten   1b) with other numbers × כֶּ֙סֶף֙ ke·sep̄ of silver Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3701 Footnote 10 shekels is approximately 4 ounces or 114 grams of silver. BSB/Thayers 1) silver, money   1a) silver     1a1) as metal     1a2) as ornament     1a3) as colour   1b) money, shekels, talents × לַיָּמִ֔ים lay·yā·mîm per year , Grammar Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × וְעֵ֥רֶךְ wə·‘ê·reḵ a suit Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 6187 BSB/Thayers 1) order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile   1a) order, row   1b) estimate, valuation × בְּגָדִ֖ים bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes , Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 899 BSB/Thayers 1) treachery, deceit 2) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) × וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā and your provisions . ” Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 4241 BSB/Thayers 1) preservation of life, sustenance   1a) preservation of life   1b) sustenance   1c) reviving   1d) the quick of the flesh, live flesh, tender or raw flesh × הַלֵּוִֽי׃ hal·lê·wî So the Levite Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ went in Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk שְׁבָ֣ה šə·ḇāh “ Stay עִמָּדִ֗י ‘im·mā·ḏî with me , ” מִיכָ֜ה mî·ḵāh Micah וַיֹּאמֶר֩ way·yō·mer said ל֨וֹ lōw to him , וֶֽהְיֵה־ weh·yêh- “ and be לִי֮ lî my לְאָ֣ב lə·’āḇ father וּלְכֹהֵן֒ ū·lə·ḵō·hên and priest , וְאָנֹכִ֨י wə·’ā·nō·ḵî and I אֶֽתֶּן־ ’et·ten- will give לְךָ֜ lə·ḵā you עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת ‘ă·śe·reṯ ten [shekels] כֶּ֙סֶף֙ ke·sep̄ of silver לַיָּמִ֔ים lay·yā·mîm per year , וְעֵ֥רֶךְ wə·‘ê·reḵ a suit בְּגָדִ֖ים bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes , וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā and your provisions . ” הַלֵּוִֽי׃ hal·lê·wî So the Levite וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ went in
11	and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.
	× וַיּ֥וֹאֶל way·yō·w·’el and agreed Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 2974 BSB/Thayers 1) to begin, make a beginning, show willingness, undertake to do, be pleased, be determined   1a) (Hiphil)     1a1) to agree to, show willingness, acquiesce, accept an invitation, be willing     1a2) to undertake     1a3) to resolve, be pleased, be determined × הַלֵּוִ֖י hal·lê·wî . . . Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × לָשֶׁ֣בֶת lā·še·ḇeṯ to stay Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 3427 BSB/Thayers 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sit, sit down     1a2) to be set     1a3) to remain, stay     1a4) to dwell, have one's abode   1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited   1c) (Piel) to set, place   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to sit     1d2) to cause to abide, set     1d3) to cause to dwell     1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited     1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be inhabited     1e2) to make to dwell × אֶת־ ’eṯ- with Grammar Preposition Strongs 854 BSB/Thayers 1) with, near, together with   1a) with, together with   1b) with (of relationship)   1c) near (of place)   1d) with (poss.)   1e) from...with, from (with other prep) × הָאִ֑ישׁ hā·’îš [him] , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × הַנַּ֙עַר֙ han·na·‘ar and the young man Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5288 BSB/Thayers 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer   1a) boy, lad, youth   1b) servant, retainer × וַיְהִ֤י way·hî became Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × כְּאַחַ֖ד kə·’a·ḥaḏ like a Grammar Preposition-k | Number - masculine singular Strongs 259 BSB/Thayers 1) one (number)   1a) one (number)   1b) each, every   1c) a certain   1d) an (indefinite article)   1e) only, once, once for all   1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one   1g) first   1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) × מִבָּנָֽיו׃ mib·bā·nāw son Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × ל֔וֹ lōw to Micah . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular וַיּ֥וֹאֶל way·yō·w·’el and agreed הַלֵּוִ֖י hal·lê·wî . . . לָשֶׁ֣בֶת lā·še·ḇeṯ to stay אֶת־ ’eṯ- with הָאִ֑ישׁ hā·’îš [him] , הַנַּ֙עַר֙ han·na·‘ar and the young man וַיְהִ֤י way·hî became כְּאַחַ֖ד kə·’a·ḥaḏ like a מִבָּנָֽיו׃ mib·bā·nāw son ל֔וֹ lōw to Micah .
12	Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
	× מִיכָה֙ mî·ḵāh Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × וַיְמַלֵּ֤א way·mal·lê ordained Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 4390 BSB/Thayers 1) to fill, be full   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be full       1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle)       1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended     1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied     1b2) to be accomplished, be ended   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to fill     1c2) to satisfy     1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete     1c4) to confirm   1d) (Pual) to be filled   1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against × יַ֣ד yaḏ . . . Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × הַלֵּוִ֔י hal·lê·wî the Levite , Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × הַנַּ֖עַר han·na·‘ar and the young man Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 5288 BSB/Thayers 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer   1a) boy, lad, youth   1b) servant, retainer × וַיְהִי־ way·hî- became Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × ל֥וֹ lōw his Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × לְכֹהֵ֑ן lə·ḵō·hên priest Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest × וַיְהִ֖י way·hî and lived Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × מִיכָֽה׃ mî·ḵāh in [his] Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × בְּבֵ֥ית bə·ḇêṯ house . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within מִיכָה֙ mî·ḵāh Micah אֶת־ ’eṯ- - וַיְמַלֵּ֤א way·mal·lê ordained יַ֣ד yaḏ . . . הַלֵּוִ֔י hal·lê·wî the Levite , הַנַּ֖עַר han·na·‘ar and the young man וַיְהִי־ way·hî- became ל֥וֹ lōw his לְכֹהֵ֑ן lə·ḵō·hên priest וַיְהִ֖י way·hî and lived מִיכָֽה׃ mî·ḵāh in [his] בְּבֵ֥ית bə·ḇêṯ house .
13	Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
	× מִיכָ֔ה mî·ḵāh Then Micah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4318 BSB/Thayers       Micah or Micaiah or Michah = |who is like God| 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel × וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer said , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × עַתָּ֣ה ‘at·tāh “ Now Grammar Adverb Strongs 6258 BSB/Thayers 1) now   1a) now   1b) in phrases × יָדַ֔עְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî I know Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strongs 3045 BSB/Thayers 1) to know   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to know       1a1a) to know, learn to know       1a1b) to perceive       1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern       1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish       1a1e) to know by experience       1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess       1a1g) to consider     1a2) to know, be acquainted with     1a3) to know (a person carnally)     1a4) to know how, be skilful in     1a5) to have knowledge, be wise   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed     1b2) to make oneself known     1b3) to be perceived     1b4) to be instructed   1c) (Piel) to cause to know   1d) (Poal) to cause to know   1e) (Pual)     1e1) to be known     1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)   1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare   1g) (Hophal) to be made known   1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself × כִּֽי־ kî- that Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × יְהוָ֖ה Yah·weh the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × יֵיטִ֥יב yê·ṭîḇ will be good Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3190 BSB/Thayers 1) to be good, be pleasing, be well, be glad   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be glad, be joyful     1a2) to be well placed     1a3) to be well for, be well with, go well with     1a4) to be pleasing, be pleasing to   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to make glad, rejoice     1b2) to do good to, deal well with     1b3) to do well, do thoroughly     1b4) to make a thing good or right or beautiful     1b5) to do well, do right × לִ֑י lî to me , Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × כִּ֧י kî because Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הַלֵּוִ֖י hal·lê·wî a Levite Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3881 BSB/Thayers         Levite = see Levi |joined to| 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah   1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service × הָיָה־ hā·yāh- has become Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × לִ֛י lî my Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × לְכֹהֵֽן׃ lə·ḵō·hên priest . ” Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3548 BSB/Thayers 1) priest, principal officer or chief ruler   1a) priest-king (Melchizedek, Messiah)   1b) pagan priests   1c) priests of Jehovah   1d) Levitical priests   1e) Zadokite priests   1f) Aaronic priests   1g) the high priest מִיכָ֔ה mî·ḵāh Then Micah וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer said , עַתָּ֣ה ‘at·tāh “ Now יָדַ֔עְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî I know כִּֽי־ kî- that יְהוָ֖ה Yah·weh the LORD יֵיטִ֥יב yê·ṭîḇ will be good לִ֑י lî to me , כִּ֧י kî because הַלֵּוִ֖י hal·lê·wî a Levite הָיָה־ hā·yāh- has become לִ֛י lî my לְכֹהֵֽן׃ lə·ḵō·hên priest . ”