The Meaning of Judges 17:12 Explained

Judges 17:12

KJV: And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

YLT: And Micah consecrateth the hand of the Levite, and the young man is to him for a priest, and he is in the house of Micah,

Darby: And Micah installed the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

ASV: And Micah consecrated the Levite, and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Micah  consecrated  the Levite;  and the young man  became his priest,  and was in the house  of Micah. 

What does Judges 17:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Judges 17

1  Of the money that Micah first stole, then restored, his mother makes idols
5  And he makes ornaments for them
7  He hires a Levite to be his priest

What do the individual words in Judges 17:12 mean?

So consecrated Micah - the able the Levite and became his the young man priest and lived in the house of Micah
וַיְמַלֵּ֤א מִיכָה֙ אֶת־ יַ֣ד הַלֵּוִ֔י וַיְהִי־ ל֥וֹ הַנַּ֖עַר לְכֹהֵ֑ן וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽה

וַיְמַלֵּ֤א  So  consecrated 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
מִיכָה֙  Micah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָה  
Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
יַ֣ד  the  able 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הַלֵּוִ֔י  the  Levite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
וַיְהִי־  and  became 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
ל֥וֹ  his 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הַנַּ֖עַר  the  young  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
לְכֹהֵ֑ן  priest 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וַיְהִ֖י  and  lived 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּבֵ֥ית  in  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָֽה  of  Micah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָה  
Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah.

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