There wasוַיְהִיa manאִישׁfrom the hill countryמֵהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרָיִםand his nameוּשְׁמוֹwasMicaiah.מִיכָיְהוּ
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his mother,לְאִמּוֹ“The eleven hundredאֶלֶף וּמֵאָהshekels of silverהַכֶּסֶףthatאֲשֶׁרwere takenלֻקַּחfrom you,לָךְand youוְאַתְּuttered an imprecationאָלִיתand alsoוְגַםsaid itאָמַרְתְּin my ears,בְּאָזְנַיlook,הִנֵּהthe silverהַכֶּסֶףis with me;אִתִּיIאֲנִיtook it.”לְקַחְתִּיוAnd his motherוַ אִמּוֹsaid,תֹּאמֶר“Blessed beבָּרוּךְmy sonבְּנִיby YHWH.”לַיהוָה
And he returnedוַיָּשֶׁבthe eleven hundredאֶת אֶלֶף וּמֵאָהshekels of silverהַכֶּסֶףto his mother;לְאִמּוֹand his motherוַ אִמּוֹsaid,תֹּאמֶר“I have fullyהַקְדֵּשׁconsecratedהִקְדַּשְׁתִּיthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףto YHWHלַיהוָהfrom my handמִיָּדִיfor my son,לִבְנִיto makeלַעֲשׂוֹתa carved imageפֶּסֶלand a cast image;וּמַסֵּכָהso nowוְעַתָּהI return itאֲשִׁיבֶנּוּto you.”לָךְ
So he returnedוַיָּשֶׁבthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףto his mother,לְאִמּוֹand his motherוַ אִמּוֹtookתִּקַּחtwo hundredמָאתַיִםshekels of silverכֶּסֶףand gave itוַתִּתְּנֵהוּto the silversmith,לַצּוֹרֵףand he made itוַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּinto a carved imageפֶּסֶלand a cast image;וּמַסֵּכָהand it wasוַיְהִיin the houseבְּבֵיתof Micaiah.מִיכָיְהוּ
And the manוְהָאִישׁMicahמִיכָהhadלוֹa houseבֵּיתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםand he madeוַיַּעַשׂan ephodאֵפוֹדand teraphimוּתְרָפִיםand ordainedוַיְמַלֵּא אֶת יַדoneאַחַדof his sons,מִבָּנָיוand he becameוַיְהִיhisלוֹpriest.לְכֹהֵן
In those daysבַּיָּמִים הָהֵםthere was noאֵיןkingמֶלֶךְin Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלeach manאִישׁdidיַעֲשֶׂהwhat was rightהַיָּשָׁרin his own eyes.בְּעֵינָיו
There wasוַיְהִיa young manנַעַרfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לֶחֶםof Judah,יְהוּדָהof the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחַתof Judah,יְהוּדָהand heוְהוּאwasa Levite,לֵוִיand heוְהוּאwas residing as an alienגָרthere.שָׁם
And the manוַ הָאִישׁwentיֵּלֶךְfrom the city,מֵהָעִירfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לֶחֶםof Judah,יְהוּדָהto reside as an alienלָגוּרwhereverבַּאֲשֶׁרhe might find a place;יִמְצָאand he cameוַיָּבֹאto the hill countryהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםas far asעַדthe houseבֵּיתof Micah,מִיכָהas he wentלַעֲשׂוֹתon his way.דַּרְכּוֹ
And Micahוַ מִיכָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Whereמֵאַיִןdo you come from?”תָּבוֹאAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Iאָנֹכִיama Leviteלֵוִיfrom Bethlehemמִבֵּית לֶחֶםof Judah,יְהוּדָהand Iוְאָנֹכִיam goingהֹלֵךְto reside as an alienלָגוּרwhereverבַּאֲשֶׁרI may find a place.”אֶמְצָא
And Micahוַ מִיכָהsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Stayשְׁבָהwith meעִמָּדִיand beוֶהְיֵהfor meלִיa fatherלְאָבand a priest,וּלְכֹהֵןand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill giveאֶתֶּןyouלְךָtenעֲשֶׂרֶתshekels of silverכֶּסֶףa year,לַיָּמִיםand a setוְעֵרֶךְof clothes,בְּגָדִיםand your sustenance.”וּמִחְיָתֶךָSo the Leviteוַ הַלֵּוִיwent.יֵּלֶךְ
And the Leviteוַ הַלֵּוִיwas willingיּוֹאֶלto stayלָשֶׁבֶתwithאֶתthe man,הָאִישׁand the young manוַ הַנַּעַרbecameיְהִיto himלוֹlike oneכְּאַחַדof his sons.מִבָּנָיו
And Micahוַ מִיכָהordainedיְמַלֵּא אֶת יַדthe Levite,הַלֵּוִיand the young manוַ הַנַּעַרbecameיְהִיhisלוֹpriest,לְכֹהֵןand he wasוַיְהִיin the houseבְּבֵיתof Micah.מִיכָה
And Micahוַ מִיכָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“NowעַתָּהI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill do goodיֵיטִיבto me,לִיforכִּיthe Leviteהַלֵּוִיhas becomeהָיָהmyלִיpriest.”לְכֹהֵן