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OET (OET-RV) The priest liked that idea, so he went along with them—taking the priestly gear and the household idols, and the carved image.
OET-LV And_accepted the_heart the_priest/officer and_he/it_took DOM the_ephod and_DOM the_teraphim and_DOM the_carved_image and_went in/on/at/with_among the_people.
UHB וַיִּיטַב֙ לֵ֣ב הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַפָּ֑סֶל וַיָּבֹ֖א בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעָֽם׃ ‡
(vayyīţaⱱ lēⱱ hakkohēn vayyiqqaḩ ʼet-hāʼēfōd vəʼet-hattərāfim vəʼet-hapāşel vayyāⱱoʼ bəqereⱱ hāˊām.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἠγαθύνθη ἡ καρδία τοῦ ἱερέως, καὶ ἔλαβε τὸ ἐφὼδ καὶ τὸ θεραφὶν καὶ τὸ γλυπτὸν καὶ τὸ χωνευτὸν, καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ λαοῦ.
(Kai aʸgathunthaʸ haʸ kardia tou hiereōs, kai elabe to efōd kai to therafin kai to glupton kai to ⱪōneuton, kai aʸlthen en mesōi tou laou. )
BrTr And the heart of the priest was glad, and he took the ephod, and the theraphin, and the graven image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people.
ULT The heart of the priest was agreeable, so he took the ephod, the family idols, and the carved image, and he went in the midst of the people.
UST The priest liked what they were suggesting. So he took the sacred vest and the household gods, and the carved figure, and he prepared to go with the people.
BSB § So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE The priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, the teraphim, and the engraved image, and went with the people.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group.
LSV And the heart of the priest is glad, and he takes the ephod, and the teraphim, and the carved image, and goes into the midst of the people,
FBV This seemed like a good idea to the priest and he left with them. Carrying the ephod, the household idols, and the image made with molten silver, he marched with the people all around him.
T4T The priest liked what they were suggesting. So he took the sacred vest and the idols, and he prepared to go with the men from the tribe of Dan.
LEB The priest accepted the offer,[fn] and he took the ephod, teraphim, and molten image and went along with the people.
18:20 Literally “It was good in the heart of the priest”
BBE Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the family gods and the pictured image and went with the people.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
ASV And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
DRA When he had heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them.
YLT And the heart of the priest is glad, and he taketh the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth into the midst of the people,
Drby Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
RV And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
Wbstr And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
KJB-1769 And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
KJB-1611 And the Priests heart was glad, and he tooke the Ephod, and the Teraphim, and the grauen image, and went in the middest of the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps And the priestes hearte was glad, and toke the Ephod, and Theraphim, and the grauen image, and went in the middest of the people.
(And the priests hearte was glad, and took the Ephod, and Theraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.)
Gnva And the Priestes heart was glad, and hee tooke the Ephod and the Teraphim, and the grauen image, and went among the people.
(And the Priests heart was glad, and he took the Ephod and the Teraphim, and the graven image, and went among the people. )
Cvdl This pleased the prest well, & he toke both the ouerbody cote, and the Idols, and the ymage, and came in amonge the people.
(This pleased the priest well, and he took both the overcoat, and the Idols, and the image, and came in among the people.)
Wycl And whanne he hadde herd this, he assentide to `the wordis of hem, and he took the ephod, and ydols, and the grauun ymage, and yede forth with hem.
(And when he had heard this, he assentide to `the words of them, and he took the ephod, and idols, and the grauun image, and went forthwith them.)
Luth Das gefiel dem Priester wohl, und nahm beide den Leibrock, das Heiligtum und Bild und kam mit unter das Volk.
(The liked to_him priest(s) wohl, and took both the Leibrock, the Heiligtum and Bild and came with under the people.)
ClVg Quod cum audisset, acquievit sermonibus eorum, et tulit ephod, et idola, ac sculptile, et profectus est cum eis.
(That when/with audisset, acquievit sermonibus their, and took ephod, and idola, ac sculptile, and profectus it_is when/with eis. )
18:20 The young priest was receptive to the offer; ignoring his generous benefactor, he joined in absconding with Micah’s prized objects. The blessing of Micah’s mother (17:3) was becoming ever more tarnished.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
And the heart of the priest was good
(Some words not found in UHB: and,accepted heart the=priest/officer and=he/it_took DOM the,ephod and=DOM the,teraphim and=DOM the,carved_image and,went in/on/at/with,among the,people )
The author is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the priest was pleased to accept this offer. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And the priest was pleased to accept this offer”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
and he went in the midst of the people
(Some words not found in UHB: and,accepted heart the=priest/officer and=he/it_took DOM the,ephod and=DOM the,teraphim and=DOM the,carved_image and,went in/on/at/with,among the,people )
The author assumes that readers will know that by the people, he implicitly means the group of Danites. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and he joined the group of Danites”