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judges_17:13

Judges 17:13

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִיכָ֔ה עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי יֵיטִ֥יב יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
לִ֑י כִּ֧י הָיָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לִ֛י הַלֵּוִ֖י לְכֹהֵֽן
ESV
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will prosper me, because I have a Levite as priest.”
NIV
And Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, since this Levite has become my priest.”
NLT
“I know the LORD will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπεν Μιχα νῦν ἔγνων ὅτι ἠγαθοποίησέν με κύριος ὅτι ἐγενήθη μοι plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
Λευίτης εἰς ἱερέα
KJV
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

Judges 17:12 ← Judges 17:13 → Judges 18:1

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