And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. UN HOMME DU MONT ÉPHRAÏM - i: e., les régions montagneuses d'Éphraïm. Ceci et les autres récits qui suivent forment une collection diverse, ou une annexe au Livre des Juges, appartenant à une période où la nation hébraïque était dans un... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE SAID UNTO HIS MOTHER, THE ELEVEN HUNDRED SHEKELS OF SILVER THAT WERE TAKEN FROM THEE, ABOUT WHICH THOU CURSEDST, AND SPAKEST OF ALSO IN MINE EARS, BEHOLD, THE SILVER IS WITH ME; I TOOK IT. AND HIS MOTHER SAID, BLESSED BE THOU OF THE LORD, MY SON._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. UNE IMAGE GRAVÉE ET UNE IMAGE FONDUE - cell... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_YET HE RESTORED THE MONEY UNTO HIS MOTHER; AND HIS MOTHER TOOK TWO HUNDRED SHEKELS OF SILVER, AND GAVE THEM TO THE FOUNDER, WHO MADE THEREOF A GRAVEN IMAGE AND A MOLTEN IMAGE: AND THEY WERE IN THE HOUSE OF MICAH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. L'HOMME MICHÉE AVAIT UNE MAISON DES DIEUX , [ beeyt (H1004) 'ªlohiym (H430)] - une maison de Dieu / des dieux - une chapelle domestique, un établissement religieux pri... [ Continuer la lecture ]
In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. CHAQUE HOMME A FAIT CE QUI ÉTAIT JUSTE À SES PROPRES YEUX. De l'absence d'un gouvernement stable, il n'y avait personne pour lui demander des comptes. Aucune punition n'a suivi aucun crime. Mais dan... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH - ainsi appelé par opposition à une ville du même nom à Zebulun (Josué 19:15). DE LA FAMILLE (I: E., TRIBU) DE JUDA. Les hommes de la tribu de Lévi pourraient se co... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. L'HOMME EST PARTI ... POUR SÉJOURNER OÙ IL POURRAIT TROUVER UN ENDROIT. Une disposition compétente étant assurée pour chaque membr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND MICAH SAID UNTO HIM, WHENCE COMEST THOU? AND HE SAID UNTO HIM, I AM A LEVITE OF BETHLEHEMJUDAH, AND I GO TO SOJOURN WHERE I MAY FIND A PLACE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. SOYEZ POUR MOI UN PÈRE - un père spirituel, pour diriger les services religieux de mon établisseme... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE LEVITE WAS CONTENT TO DWELL WITH THE MAN; AND THE YOUNG MAN WAS UNTO HIM AS ONE OF HIS SONS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. CONSACRÉ LE LÉVITE , [ wayªmalee' (H4390) ... 'et (H854) yad (H3027), a rempli sa main]. Cet acte de consécration n'était pas illégal pour Michée que pour ce Lévite à recevoir (voir la note à Ju... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. JE SAIS MAINTENANT QUE LE SEIGNEUR ME FERA DU BIEN. Le renvoi de son fils, suivi de l'installation de ce lévite dans l'office sacerdotal, semble avoir satisfait son conscience que, par ce qu'il consid... [ Continuer la lecture ]