Judges 18:6

Judges 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
• New International Version (NIV)The priest answered them, “Go in peace. Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the Lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The presence of the Lord be with you on your way.”

Context of Judges 18:6

4And he said to them, Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he has hired me, and I am his priest. 5And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we go shall be prosperous. And the priest said to them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way on which ye go. 7And the five men departed, and came to Laish; and they saw the people that were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one was in the land who possessed authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had nothing to do with [any] man. 8— And they came to their brethren at Zoreah and Eshtaol. And their brethren said to them, What [say] ye?

Judges 18:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְכ֣וּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם נֹ֣כַח יְהוָ֔ה דַּרְכְּכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

• priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for Judges 18:6

• 1 Kings 22:6And the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king's hand.
• Jeremiah 23:21I did not send the prophets, yet they ran; I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
• Deuteronomy 11:12a land which Jehovah thy God careth for; the eyes of Jehovah thy God are constantly upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
• Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:11But our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you.

Commentaries on Judges 18:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Before the Lord … - i. e. He looks favorably upon it. (Compare Ezra 8:21-22.)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The Lord had promised Dan land in the southwest, but they had not taken it (see Judges 1:34; Joshua 19:40–48). Now they sought God's blessing from a hired priest. This priest's "blessing," like Micah's mother's (Judges 17:2), sounded religious but had no basis in Israel's covenant with the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261-6. In those days ... the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in--The Danites had a territory assigned them as well as the other tribes. But either through indolence, or a lack of energy, they did not acquire the full possession of their allotment, but suffered a considerable portion of it to be wrested out of their hands by the encroachments of their powerful neighbors, the Philistines. In consequence, being straitened for room, a considerable…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 18:6

• Armies
• Jonathan
• Reconnoissance

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Magic
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite

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