| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 17:8:1 ⧉וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvayelekhand he went Judges 17:8:2 ⧉הָאִ֜ישׁhaishthe man Judges 17:8:3 ⧉מֵהָעִ֗ירmehairfrom the city Judges 17:8:4 ⧉מִבֵּ֥יתmibetfrom the house of Judges 17:8:5 ⧉לֶ֙חֶם֙lekhemBethlehem Judges 17:8:6 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah Judges 17:8:7 ⧉לָג֖וּרlagurto sojourn Judges 17:8:8 ⧉בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רbaasherwhere Judges 17:8:9 ⧉יִמְצָ֑אyimtsahe might find Judges 17:8:10 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֧אvayavoand he came Judges 17:8:11 ⧉הַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִםharefrayimthe hill country of Ephraim Judges 17:8:12 ⧉עַד־בֵּ֥יתadbetas far as the house of Judges 17:8:13 ⧉מִיכָ֖הmikhaMicah Judges 17:8:14 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto do Judges 17:8:15 ⧉דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃darkohis way |
| 8. Formal Translation And the man went from the city of Bethlehem in Judah to sojourn wherever he might find, and as he went on his way he came to the hill country of Ephraim to the house of Micah. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation The man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find a place to live wherever he could. Along the way, he came to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah’s house. |