| 3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 18:3:1 ⧉הֵ֚מָּהhemathey Judges 18:3:2 ⧉עִם־בֵּ֣יתimbetwith the house of Judges 18:3:3 ⧉מִיכָ֔הmikhaMicah Judges 18:3:4 ⧉וְהֵ֣מָּהvehemaand they Judges 18:3:5 ⧉הִכִּ֔ירוּhikirurecognized Judges 18:3:6 ⧉אֶת־ק֥וֹלetkolthe voice of Judges 18:3:7 ⧉הַנַּ֖עַרhanaarthe young man Judges 18:3:8 ⧉הַלֵּוִ֑יhalevithe Levite Judges 18:3:9 ⧉וַיָּס֣וּרוּvayasuruand they turned aside Judges 18:3:10 ⧉שָׁ֗םshamthere Judges 18:3:11 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvayomeruand they said Judges 18:3:12 ⧉לוֹ֙loto him Judges 18:3:13 ⧉מִֽי־הֱבִיאֲךָ֣miheviakhawho brought you Judges 18:3:14 ⧉הֲלֹ֔םhalomhere Judges 18:3:15 ⧉וּמָֽה־אַתָּ֥הumaataand what are you Judges 18:3:16 ⧉עֹשֶׂ֛הosedoing Judges 18:3:17 ⧉בָּזֶ֖הbazein this Judges 18:3:18 ⧉וּמַה־לְּךָ֥umalekhaand what is for you Judges 18:3:19 ⧉פֹֽה׃pohere |
| 3. Formal Translation They were near the house of Micah, and they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they turned aside there and said to him, “Who has brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? And what is there for you here?” |
| 3. Dynamic Translation While they were at Micah’s house, they heard and recognized the voice of the young Levite. They stopped there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?” |