King James Version

Judges 17:1

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

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וַֽיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…מֵֽהַרmeharfrom hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אֶפְרָ֖יִםefrayimEphraimאֶפְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Ephraim”H669Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryEphraim, Ephraimites.וּשְׁמ֥וֹushemvoand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.מִיכָֽיְהוּmikhayehvMicaiahמִיכָהוּnoun, proper name — “Micaiah”H4319Mikehu, an Israelite prophetMicaiah (2 Chronicles 18:8).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there is a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Micah,

World English Bible

There was a man of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Darby Translation

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Douay-Rheims

There was at that time a man of mount Ephraim whose name was Michas,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now there was a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And there was a man of mount Ephraim, and his name was Michaias.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἀνὴρ ἀπὸ ὄρους Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Μιχαίας.