The Meaning of Judges 18:3 Explained

Judges 18:3

KJV: When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

YLT: They are with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite, and turn aside there, and say to him, 'Who hath brought thee hither? and what art thou doing in this place? and what to thee here?'

Darby: When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; and they turned aside and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?"

ASV: When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When they [were] by the house  of Micah,  they knew  the voice  of the young man  the Levite:  and they turned in  thither, and said  unto him, Who brought  thee hither?  and what makest  thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here? 

What does Judges 18:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Judges 18

1  The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance
3  At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged
7  They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope
11  Six hundred men are sent to surprise it
16  In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things
27  They win Laish, and call it Dan
30  They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood

What do the individual words in Judges 18:3 mean?

[While] they [were] at the house of Micah and they recognized - the voice of the young Levite and they turned aside there and said to him who brought you here and what you are doing in this [place] and what do you have here
הֵ֚מָּה עִם־ בֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֔ה וְהֵ֣מָּה הִכִּ֔ירוּ אֶת־ ק֥וֹל הַנַּ֖עַר הַלֵּוִ֑י וַיָּס֣וּרוּ שָׁ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ מִֽי־ הֱבִיאֲךָ֣ ؟ הֲלֹ֔ם וּמָֽה־ אַתָּ֥ה עֹשֶׂ֛ה בָּזֶ֖ה וּמַה־ לְּךָ֥ ؟ פֹֽה

הֵ֚מָּה  [While]  they  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
עִם־  at 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
בֵּ֣ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָ֔ה  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.
וְהֵ֣מָּה  and  they 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הִכִּ֔ירוּ  recognized 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָכַר 
Sense: to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard.
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.
ק֥וֹל  the  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
הַנַּ֖עַר  of  the  young 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
הַלֵּוִ֑י  Levite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
וַיָּס֣וּרוּ  and  they  turned  aside 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
הֱבִיאֲךָ֣  brought  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular, second person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
؟ הֲלֹ֔ם  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: הֲלֹם  
Sense: here, hither.
וּמָֽה־  and  what 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
עֹשֶׂ֛ה  are  doing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בָּזֶ֖ה  in  this  [place] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וּמַה־  and  what 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
לְּךָ֥  do  you  have 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
؟ פֹֽה  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.

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