Judges 18:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כָּזֹ֣ה וְכָזֶ֔ה עָ֥שָׂה לִ֖י מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִי וָאֱהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to them like this and like this ʿāśâ to me mîkâ and wayyiśkerēnî and wāʾĕhî-to him to kōhēn

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʿāśâ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/made
• *mîkâ*: proper noun - Micah
• *wayyiśkerēnî*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - and he hired me
• *wāʾĕhî*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st common singular - and I became
• *kōhēn*: noun, masculine singular - priest

Word Meanings

• *ʿāśâ*: did/made/performed
• *wayyiśkerēnî*: he hired me/he paid me wages
• *kōhēn*: priest/minister

Referenced Verses

• Judg 17:10 : 10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
• Judg 17:12 : 12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
• Prov 28:21 : 21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
• Isa 56:11 : 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
• Ezek 13:19 : 19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
• Hos 4:8-9 : 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
• Mal 1:10 : 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
• John 10:12-13 : 12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13 {G1161} The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
• Acts 8:18-21 : 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
• Acts 20:33 : 33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
• 1 Tim 3:3 : 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
• Titus 1:11 : 11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
• 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;