Judges

Judges 18:17–18

¹⁷And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.

¹⁸When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

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Judges 18:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the five	חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who had gone	הַהֹלְכִים֮	ha·hō·lə·ḵîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to spy out	לְרַגֵּ֣ל	lə·rag·gêl	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7270 foot it, go about
the land	הָאָרֶץ֒	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
went inside	בָּ֣אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and took	לָקְח֗וּ	lā·qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
the graven image	הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙	hap·pe·sel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
the ephod	הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד	hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
the household idols	הַתְּרָפִ֖ים	hat·tə·rā·p̄îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the molten idol	הַמַּסֵּכָ֑ה	ham·mas·sê·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
while the priest	וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן	wə·hak·kō·hên	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
stood	נִצָּב֙	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
at the entrance	פֶּ֣תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of the gate	הַשַּׁ֔עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
with the six	וְשֵׁשׁ־	wə·šêš-	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
hundred	מֵא֣וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
armed	הֶחָג֖וּר	he·ḥā·ḡūr	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
men	הָאִ֔ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

Judges 18:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they	וְאֵ֗לֶּה	wə·’êl·leh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
entered	בָּ֚אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Micah’s	מִיכָ֔ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and took	וַיִּקְחוּ֙	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the graven image	פֶּ֣סֶל	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6459 idol, image
the ephod	הָאֵפ֔וֹד	hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
the household idols	הַתְּרָפִ֖ים	hat·tə·rā·p̄îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8655 Teraphim
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the molten idol	הַמַּסֵּכָ֑ה	ham·mas·sê·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֔ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵיהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
doing	עֹשִֽׂים׃	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.