Hakim-hakim 18:4-5

18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, ¹  “He hired me and I became his priest.” 18:5 They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, ²  so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” ³ 

[18:4]  ¹ tn Heb “He said to them, ‘Such and such Micah has done for me.’” Though the statement is introduced and presented, at least in part, as a direct quotation (note especially “for me”), the phrase “such and such” appears to be the narrator’s condensed version of what the Levite really said.

[18:5]  ² tn Heb “Ask God.”

[18:5]  ³ tn Heb “so we can know if our way on which we are going will be successful.”