KJV King James Version
And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
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Judges 18:18
And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
WEB World English Bible
When these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the engraved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
ASV American Standard Version
And when these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
yea, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest saith unto them, ‘What are ye doing?’
Surrounding context — Judges 18
15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, [even] unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which [were] of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.
17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, [and] came in thither, [and] took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men [that were] appointed with weapons of war.
18 And these went into Micah’s house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?
20 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבָּ֚אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeבֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceמִיכָ֔הH4318 · mi.khahMicahוַיִּקְחוּ֙H3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פֶּ֣סֶלH6459 · pe.selidolהָאֵפ֔וֹדH646 · e.phodephodוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתְּרָפִ֖יםH8655 · te.ra.phimteraphimוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּסֵּכָ֑הH4541 · mas.se.khahliquidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲלֵיהֶם֙H413 · elto(wards)הַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548 · ko.henpriestמָ֥הH4100 · mahwhat?אַתֶּ֖םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עֹשִֽׂים׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
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