מֵהָעִ֗יר the city mê·hā·‘îr מִבֵּ֥ית of mib·bêṯ לֶ֙חֶם֙ Bethlehem le·ḥem יְהוּדָ֔ה in Judah yə·hū·ḏāh לָג֖וּר to settle lā·ḡūr בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר where ba·’ă·šer יִמְצָ֑א he could find [a place] . yim·ṣā לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת And as he traveled la·‘ă·śō·wṯ דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ . . . , dar·kōw וַיָּבֹ֧א he came way·yā·ḇō עַד־ to ‘aḏ- מִיכָ֖ה Micah’s mî·ḵāh בֵּ֥ית house bêṯ הַר־ in the hill country har- אֶפְרַ֛יִם of Ephraim . ’ep̄·ra·yim Judges 17:9 מֵאַ֣יִן “ Where mê·’a·yin תָּב֑וֹא are you from ? ” tā·ḇō·w מִיכָ֖ה Micah mî·ḵāh וַיֹּאמֶר־ asked way·yō·mer- ל֥וֹ him . lōw אָנֹ֗כִי “ I ’ā·nō·ḵî לֵוִ֣י am a Levite lê·wî מִבֵּ֥ית from mib·bêṯ לֶ֙חֶם֙ Bethlehem le·ḥem יְהוּדָ֔ה in Judah , ” yə·hū·ḏāh וַיֹּ֨אמֶר he replied way·yō·mer אֵלָ֜יו . . . , ’ê·lāw וְאָנֹכִ֣י “ and I wə·’ā·nō·ḵî הֹלֵ֔ךְ am on my way hō·lêḵ לָג֖וּר to settle lā·ḡūr בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר wherever ba·’ă·šer אֶמְצָֽא׃ I can find a place . ” ’em·ṣā Judges 17:10 שְׁבָ֣ה “ Stay šə·ḇāh עִמָּדִ֗י with me , ” ‘im·mā·ḏî מִיכָ֜ה Micah mî·ḵāh וַיֹּאמֶר֩ said way·yō·mer ל֨וֹ to him , lōw וֶֽהְיֵה־ “ and be weh·yêh- לִי֮ my lî לְאָ֣ב father lə·’āḇ וּלְכֹהֵן֒ and priest , ū·lə·ḵō·hên וְאָנֹכִ֨י and I wə·’ā·nō·ḵî אֶֽתֶּן־ will give ’et·ten- לְךָ֜ you lə·ḵā עֲשֶׂ֤רֶת ten [shekels] ‘ă·śe·reṯ כֶּ֙סֶף֙ of silver ke·sep̄ לַיָּמִ֔ים per year , lay·yā·mîm וְעֵ֥רֶךְ a suit wə·‘ê·reḵ בְּגָדִ֖ים of clothes , bə·ḡā·ḏîm וּמִחְיָתֶ֑ךָ and your provisions . ” ū·miḥ·yā·ṯe·ḵā הַלֵּוִֽי׃ So the Levite hal·lê·wî וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ went in way·yê·leḵ Judges 17:11 וַיּ֥וֹאֶל and agreed way·yō·w·’el הַלֵּוִ֖י . . . hal·lê·wî לָשֶׁ֣בֶת to stay lā·še·ḇeṯ אֶת־ with ’eṯ- הָאִ֑ישׁ [him] , hā·’îš הַנַּ֙עַר֙ and the young man han·na·‘ar וַיְהִ֤י became way·hî כְּאַחַ֖ד like a kə·’a·ḥaḏ מִבָּנָֽיו׃ son mib·bā·nāw ל֔וֹ to Micah . lōw Judges 17:12 מִיכָה֙ Micah mî·ḵāh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיְמַלֵּ֤א ordained way·mal·lê יַ֣ד . . . yaḏ הַלֵּוִ֔י the Levite , hal·lê·wî הַנַּ֖עַר and the young man han·na·‘ar וַיְהִי־ became way·hî- ל֥וֹ his lōw לְכֹהֵ֑ן priest lə·ḵō·hên וַיְהִ֖י and lived way·hî מִיכָֽה׃ in [his] mî·ḵāh בְּבֵ֥ית house . bə·ḇêṯ Judges 17:13 מִיכָ֔ה Then Micah mî·ḵāh וַיֹּ֣אמֶר said , way·yō·mer עַתָּ֣ה “ Now ‘at·tāh יָדַ֔עְתִּי I know yā·ḏa‘·tî כִּֽי־ that kî- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh יֵיטִ֥יב will be good yê·ṭîḇ לִ֑י to me , lî כִּ֧י because kî הַלֵּוִ֖י a Levite hal·lê·wî הָיָה־ has become hā·yāh-

