Study it in the app“And they took what Micah had made, and the priest who had been his, and came upon Laish, upon a people at rest and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword, and the city they burned with fire.”
And theyוְהֵמָּהtookלָקְחוּwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרMicahמִיכָהhad made,עָשָׂהandוְthe priestאֶת הַכֹּהֵןwhoאֲשֶׁרhad beenהָיָהhis,לוֹand cameוַיָּבֹאוּuponעַלLaish,לַיִשׁuponעַלa peopleעַםat restשֹׁקֵטand secure,וּבֹטֵחַand struckוַיַּכּוּthemאוֹתָםwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חָרֶבandוְthe cityאֶת הָעִירthey burnedשָׂרְפוּwith fire.בָאֵשׁ
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakchu” appearsMicah
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” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appearspagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “kohen” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearsLaish
Laish: (1) a city in the far north that the Danites took and called Dan (Judges 18:29); (2) a man of Gallim, father of Palti (1 Samuel 25:44). The name means "lion."
Where else “layish” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appearsbe at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “shoket” appearsbe secure
To live at ease, without fear or suspicion.
Where else “voteach” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appearsedge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charev” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “sarfu” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears26And the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he turned and went back to his house.
27 · This verse (above)
28And there was no deliverer, for it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. And they built the city and lived in it.
