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Judges 18:14
14Then the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Laish spoke and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? And now ye know what to do.
Judges 18:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod, some household gods and an image overlaid with silver? Now you know what to do.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the five men who had gone to scout out the country of Laish said to their brothers, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a metal image? Now therefore consider what you will do."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brethren, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, household idols, a carved image, and a molded image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.”
Context of Judges 18:14
12And they went up and encamped in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah; therefore they call that place Mahaneh-Dan to this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 13And they passed thence to mount Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah. Then the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Laish spoke and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? And now ye know what to do. 15And they turned thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and inquired after his welfare. 16And the six hundred men of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, stood at the entrance of the gate.
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וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַהֹלְכִים֮ לְרַגֵּל֮ אֶת־הָאָ֣רֶץ לַיִשׁ֒ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֠י יֵ֣שׁ בַּבָּתִּ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵפ֣וֹד וּתְרָפִ֔ים וּפֶ֖סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֖ה דְּע֥וּ מַֽה־תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃Read the interlinear
- fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- goneהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- spyרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- housesבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
- ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
- teraphimתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
- imageפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
- nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
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Cross-references for Judges 18:14
- 1 Samuel 14:28Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.
- Judges 18:3When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here?
- Judges 17:5And the man Micah had a house of gods, and made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
- Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
- Isaiah 8:19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto the necromancers and unto the soothsayers, who chirp and who mutter, [say,] Shall not a people seek unto their God? [Will they go] for the living unto the dead?
Commentaries on Judges 18:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Consider what ye have to do - They probably had formed the design to carry off the priest and his sacred utensils.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14In these houses - This agrees with what we saw at Judges 18:2-3 that the “house of God” and Jonathan‘s house were detached from Micah‘s. There were other houses besides Judges 18:22. The whole settlement was probably called Beth-Micah, contained in one court, and entered by one gate Judges 18:16.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol: See study notes on Judges 8:27 and 17:5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2111-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan."…Read the comment
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- 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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