Judges 17:4

“So he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver and gave it to the silversmith, and he made it into a carved image and a cast image; and it was in the house of Micaiah.”

Judges 17:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 17:4, word by word

So he returnedיָּשֶׁבyashev

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “yashev” appears
the silverכֶּסֶףkesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

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to his motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

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tookתִּקַּחtikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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two hundredמָאתַיִםmatayim

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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and gave itתִּתְּנֵtitne

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to the silversmithצּוֹרֵףtsoref

smelt

To melt metal in fire to remove its dross; also, the one who works silver or gold.

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and he made itיַּעֲשֵׂyaase

make

To build or create something.

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into a carved imageפֶּסֶלpesel

carved image

Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.

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and a cast imageמַסֵּכָהmasecha

cast image

An idol made of melted metal.

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and it wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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in the houseבֵיתvet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of Micaiahמִיכָיְהוּmichayhu

Micaiah

Micaiah: the long form of the name "Micah." It means "who is like YHWH?"

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The context

3And he returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother; and his mother said, “I have fully consecrated the silver to YHWH from my hand for my son, to make a carved image and a cast image; so now I return it to you.”

4 · This verse (above)

5And the man Micah had a house of Elohim, and he made an ephod and teraphim and ordained one of his sons, and he became his priest.

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