King James Version

Judges 18:4

And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲלֵהֶ֔םalehemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).כָּזֹ֣הkazoas thisזֹהpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “as this”H2090this or thatas well as another, it, this, that, thus and thus.וְכָזֶ֔הvekhazehand as the one...the otherזֶהconjunction, preposition, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “and as the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…עָ֥שָׂהasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמִיכָ֑הmikhahMicahמִיכָהnoun, proper name — “Micah”H4318Micah, the name of seven IsraelitesMicah, Micaiah, Michah.וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvayiskereniand hireשָׂכַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and hire”, the next action in the storyH7936to hireearn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.וָאֱהִיvaehiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, 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.ל֖וֹlvotoל֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלְכֹהֵֽןlekhohento priestכֹּהֵןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said unto them: 'Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith unto them, 'Thus and thus hath Micah done to me; and he hireth me, and I am to him for a priest.'

World English Bible

He said to them, “Thus and thus has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest.

Douay-Rheims

He answered them: Michas hath done such and such things for me, and hath hired me to be his priest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said unto them: 'Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said to them, Thus and thus did Michaias to me, and he hired me, and I became his priest.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς, οὕτω καὶ οὕτως ἐποίησέ μοι Μιχαίας, καὶ ἐμισθώσατό με, καὶ ἐγενόμην αὐτῷ εἰς ἱερέα.