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וַיָּ֥שֶׁב אֶת־הַכֶּ֖סֶף לְאִמֹּ֑ו וַתִּקַּ֣ח אִמֹּו֩ מָאתַ֨יִם כֶּ֜סֶף וַתִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ לַצֹּורֵ֗ף וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ פֶּ֣סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֔ה וַיְהִ֖י בְּבֵ֥ית מִיכָֽיְהוּ׃ And he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave it to the silversmith, and he made it a carved image and a cast idol, and it was in the house of Mikhayehu. Explanation of Feature This verse from Judges 17:4 features a series of wayyiqtol verbs (consecutive imperfects), a hallmark of Hebrew narrative style. It also illustrates subject-verb gender agreement, where the verb form changes to match the gender of the subject.… Learn Hebrew