Judges
Judges 17:12
12Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah | מִיכָה֙ | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| ordained | וַיְמַלֵּ֤א | way·mal·lê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| the Levite | הַלֵּוִ֔י | hal·lê·wî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| and the young man | הַנַּ֖עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| became | וַיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| his | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| priest | לְכֹהֵ֑ן | lə·ḵō·hên | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and lived | וַיְהִ֖י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in | מִיכָֽה׃ | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| house | בְּבֵ֥ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.