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Judges 18:1-5
1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there was noאֵ֥ין'einH369kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andוּבַיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗םu.vai.ya.Mim ha.HemH3117H1992the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of the Danitesהַדָּנִ֞יha.da.NiH1839was looking forמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245territoryנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159to occupyלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427.Forכִּי֩kiH3588up toעַד־'ad-H5704thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931timeהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117they had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808come intoנָ֨פְלָהNa.fe.lahH5307an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
2So the Danitesבְנֵי־ דָ֣ן׀ve.nei- danH1121H1835sent outוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582from their clansמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡ם מִקְצוֹתָם֩mi.mish.pach.Tam mik.tzo.TamH4940H7098,menאֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimH582ofבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121valorחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428from Zorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and Eshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,to spy outלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and explore itוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713. “Goלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980and exploreחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”they told themוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶ֔םvai.yo.me.Ru 'a.le.HemH559H413. The menenteredוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the hill countryהַר־har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669and came toעַד־'ad-H5704the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,where they spent the nightוַיָּלִ֖ינוּ שָֽׁם׃vai.ya.Li.nu ShamH3885H8033.
3And while theyהֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992were nearעִם־'im-H5973Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,theyוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992recognizedהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234אֶת־'et-H853the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881;so they went overוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493שָׁ֗םShamH8033and askedוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310broughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935you hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988?Whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100are youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213in thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088place?Whyוּמַה־u.mah-H4100are youhereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?”
5Then they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430to determineוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether weאֲנַ֖חְנוּ הֹלְכִ֥ים עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Nach.nu ho.le.Khim 'a.Lei.haH587H1980H5921will have a successfulהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743journeyדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.”
Commentaries on Judges 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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