Judges 18:17

“And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up; they came in there, took the carved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the cast image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.”

Judges 18:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 18:17, word by word

And the fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet

five

Five.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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who had goneהֹלְכִיםholchim

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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to spy outרַגֵּלragel

spy

To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.

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the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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they cameבָּאוּbau

enter

To go into a place.

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tookלָקְחוּlakchu

take

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

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the carved imageפֶּסֶלpesel

carved image

Carved image: the figure of a god carved in wood or stone.

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the ephodאֵפוֹדefod

ephod

Ephod: a garment of the high priest, like a vest or apron, worn over the robe (Exodus 28:6-14). In other passages, an object used in worship.

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the teraphimתְּרָפִיםterafim

household gods

Teraphim: images of gods kept in the home. The Bible counts them among idols (1 Samuel 15:23; Zechariah 10:2).

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and the cast imageמַּסֵּכָהmasecha

cast image

An idol made of melted metal.

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while the priestכֹּהֵןkohen

pagan priest

A priest of other gods.

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was standingנִצָּבnitsav

stand

To remain upright in a place without moving.

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at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach

entrance, door

Entrance, doorway, door, opening.

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of the gateשַּׁעַרshaar

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

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with the sixשֵׁשׁshesh

six

Six; also "sixth".

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hundredמֵאוֹתmeot

hundred

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

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armed withחָגוּרchagur

gird

Gird: fasten a garment, a belt or a weapon around the waist for walking, working or fighting.

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weaponsכְּלֵיkele

weapon

What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.

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of warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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The context

16Now the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, were standing at the entrance of the gate.

17 · This verse (above)

18These men went into Micah’s house and took the carved image of the ephod, the teraphim, and the cast image; and the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

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