Judges 18:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

Young's Literal Translation
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?’

King James Bible
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?

Hebrew
And while they
הֵ֚מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

were near
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Micah’s
מִיכָ֔ה (mî·ḵāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4318: Micah -- the name of several Israelites

house,
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

they
וְהֵ֣מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

recognized
הִכִּ֔ירוּ (hik·kî·rū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize

the voice
ק֥וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of the young
הַנַּ֖עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

Levite;
הַלֵּוִ֑י (hal·lê·wî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

so they went over
וַיָּס֣וּרוּ (way·yā·sū·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

and asked
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

him,
לוֹ֙ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

“Who
מִֽי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

brought
הֱבִיאֲךָ֣ (hĕ·ḇî·’ă·ḵā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

you here?
הֲלֹ֔ם (hă·lōm)
Adverb
Strong's 1988: Hith-er

What
וּמָֽה־ (ū·māh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

are you
אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

doing
עֹשֶׂ֛ה (‘ō·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

in this [place]?
בָּזֶ֖ה (bā·zeh)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

Why
וּמַה־ (ū·mah-)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

are you
לְּךָ֥ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

here?”
פֹֽה׃ (p̄ōh)
Adverb
Strong's 6311: This place, here

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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