| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 17:5:1 ⧉וְהָאִ֣ישׁvehaishand the man Judges 17:5:2 ⧉מִיכָ֔הmikhaMicah Judges 17:5:3 ⧉ל֖וֹloto him Judges 17:5:4 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of Judges 17:5:5 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֑יםelohimGod Judges 17:5:6 ⧉וַיַּ֤עַשׂvayaasand he made Judges 17:5:7 ⧉אֵפוֹד֙efodan ephod Judges 17:5:8 ⧉וּתְרָפִ֔יםuterafimand teraphim Judges 17:5:9 ⧉וַיְמַלֵּ֗אvayemaleand he filled Judges 17:5:10 ⧉אֶת־יַ֤דetyad{the} hand of Judges 17:5:11 ⧉אַחַד֙akhadone Judges 17:5:12 ⧉מִבָּנָ֔יוmibanavfrom his sons Judges 17:5:13 ⧉וַיְהִי־ל֖וֹvayehiloand he became to him Judges 17:5:14 ⧉לְכֹהֵֽן׃lekhohenas priest |
| 5. Formal Translation And the man Micah had a house of gods, and he made an ephod and household gods, and he consecrated the hand of one of his sons, and he became his priest. |
| 5. Dynamic Translation Micah set up a private shrine for himself and made an ephod and some household gods. He appointed one of his sons to serve as his priest. |