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And Micahוַ מִיכָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“NowעַתָּהI knowיָדַעְתִּיthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהwill do goodיֵיטִיבto me,לִיforכִּיthe Leviteהַלֵּוִיhas becomeהָיָהmyלִיpriest.”לְכֹהֵן
Judges 17:13
Study it in the app“And Micah said, “Now I know that YHWH will do good to me, for the Levite has become my priest.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 17:13, word by word
- And Micahמִיכָהmicha
Micah
Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.
Where else “micha” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- will do goodיֵיטִיבyetiv
go well
For it to go well for someone: "that it may go well with you".
Where else “yetiv” appears- the Leviteלֵּוִיlevi
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “levi” appears- has becomeהָיָהhaya
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “haya” appears- priestכֹהֵןchohen
pagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “chohen” appears
The context
12And Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and he was in the house of Micah.
13 · This verse (above)