לִ֛י my lî לְכֹהֵֽן׃ priest . ” lə·ḵō·hên Judges 18:1 הָהֵ֔ם In those hā·hêm בַּיָּמִ֣ים days bay·yā·mîm אֵ֥ין there was no ’ên מֶ֖לֶךְ king me·leḵ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל in Israel , bə·yiś·rā·’êl וּבַיָּמִ֣ים [and] ū·ḇay·yā·mîm הָהֵ֗ם . . . hā·hêm שֵׁ֣בֶט the tribe šê·ḇeṭ הַדָּנִ֞י of the Danites had·dā·nî מְבַקֶּשׁ־ was looking for mə·ḇaq·qeš- ל֤וֹ - lōw נַֽחֲלָה֙ territory na·ḥă·lāh לָשֶׁ֔בֶת to occupy . lā·še·ḇeṯ כִּי֩ For kî עַד־ up to ‘aḏ- הַה֛וּא that ha·hū הַיּ֥וֹם time hay·yō·wm לֹֽא־ they had not lō- נָ֨פְלָה come into nā·p̄ə·lāh לּ֜וֹ - lōw בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ס an inheritance bə·na·ḥă·lāh בְּתוֹךְ־ among bə·ṯō·wḵ- שִׁבְטֵ֥י the tribes šiḇ·ṭê יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel . yiś·rā·’êl Judges 18:2 בְנֵי־ So the Danites ḇə·nê- דָ֣ן׀ . . . ḏān וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ sent out way·yiš·lə·ḥū חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה five ḥă·miš·šāh אֲנָשִׁ֣ים men ’ă·nā·šîm מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡ם from their clans , mim·miš·paḥ·tām מִקְצוֹתָם֩ . . . miq·ṣō·w·ṯām אֲנָשִׁ֨ים men ’ă·nā·šîm בְּנֵי־ of bə·nê- חַ֜יִל valor ḥa·yil מִצָּרְעָ֣ה from Zorah miṣ·ṣā·rə·‘āh וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗ל and Eshtaol , ū·mê·’eš·tā·’ōl לְרַגֵּ֤ל to spy out lə·rag·gêl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ the land hā·’ā·reṣ וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּ and explore it . ū·lə·ḥā·qə·rāh לְכ֖וּ “ Go lə·ḵū חִקְר֣וּ and explore ḥiq·rū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הָאָ֑רֶץ the land , ” hā·’ā·reṣ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ they told them way·yō·mə·rū אֲלֵהֶ֔ם . . . . ’ă·lê·hem וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ [The men] entered way·yā·ḇō·’ū הַר־ the hill country har- אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ of Ephraim ’ep̄·ra·yim עַד־ and came to ‘aḏ- בֵּ֣ית the house bêṯ מִיכָ֔ה of Micah , mî·ḵāh וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ where they spent the night way·yā·lî·nū שָֽׁם׃ . . . . šām Judges 18:3 הֵ֚מָּה And while they hêm·māh עִם־ were near ‘im- מִיכָ֔ה Micah’s mî·ḵāh בֵּ֣ית house , bêṯ וְהֵ֣מָּה they wə·hêm·māh הִכִּ֔ירוּ recognized hik·kî·rū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- ק֥וֹל the voice qō·wl הַנַּ֖עַר of the young han·na·‘ar הַלֵּוִ֑י Levite ; hal·lê·wî וַיָּס֣וּרוּ so they went over way·yā·sū·rū שָׁ֗ם - šām וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ and asked way·yō·mə·rū לוֹ֙ him , lōw מִֽי־ “ Who mî- הֱבִיאֲךָ֣ brought hĕ·ḇî·’ă·ḵā הֲלֹ֔ם you here ? hă·lōm וּמָֽה־ What ū·māh- אַתָּ֥ה are you ’at·tāh עֹשֶׂ֛ה doing ‘ō·śeh בָּזֶ֖ה in this [place] ? bā·zeh וּמַה־ Why ū·mah- לְּךָ֥ are you lə·ḵā פֹֽה׃ here ? ” p̄ōh Judges 18:4 מִיכָ֑ה “ Micah mî·ḵāh עָ֥שָׂה has done ‘ā·śāh כָּזֹ֣ה this kā·zōh וְכָזֶ֔ה and that wə·ḵā·zeh לִ֖י for me , ” lî וַיֹּ֣אמֶר he replied way·yō·mer אֲלֵהֶ֔ם . . . , ’ă·lê·hem וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי “ and he has hired me way·yiś·kə·rê·nî

