Judges
Judges 17:8
8This 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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This man | הָאִ֜ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| left | וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the city | מֵהָעִ֗יר | mê·hā·‘îr | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| of Bethlehem | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | le·ḥem | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| in Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| to settle | לָג֖וּר | lā·ḡūr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1481 sojourn |
| where | בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר | ba·’ă·šer | Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he could find | יִמְצָ֑א | yim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| And as he traveled | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| he came | וַיָּבֹ֧א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Micah’s | מִיכָ֖ה | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| in the hill country | הַר־ | har- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of Ephraim | אֶפְרַ֛יִם | ’ep̄·ra·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.