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And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Thusכָּזֹהand thusוְכָזֶהMicahמִיכָהhas doneעָשָׂהfor me:לִיhe has hired me,וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵנִיand I have becomeוָאֱהִיhisלוֹpriest.”לְכֹהֵן
Judges 18:4
Study it in the app“And he said to them, “Thus and thus Micah has done for me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:4, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Thusזֹהzo
this, thus
This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.
Where else “zo” appears- 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- has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- he has hired meיִּשְׂכְּרֵyiskre
hire
Hire: pay someone for work or for the use of something.
Where else “yiskre” appears- and I have becomeאֱהִיehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “ehi” appears- priestכֹהֵןchohen
pagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “chohen” appears
The context
3They were near the house of Micah, and they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? And what are you doing in this place? And what is there for you here?”
4 · This verse (above)
5And they said to him, “Inquire, please, of Elohim, so that we may know whether our way on which we are going will prosper.”