New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 18:14
14Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you know that there are in these houses 1an ephod and 2household idols and a graven image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you should 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
12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. Therefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim. 13They passed from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah. Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod and household idols and a graven image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.” 15They turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. 16The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, stood by 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
- Then the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- who wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to spyרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
- out the countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Laishלַ֫יִשׁlayish · LaishH3919
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to their kinsmenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
- Do you knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- that thereיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
- are in theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- an ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
- householdתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
- and a gravenפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
- and a moltenמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
- imageמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
- Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- whatמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
- you should doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Judges 18:14
- 1 Samuel 14:28Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’” And the people were weary.
- Judges 18:3When they were near the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? And what are you doing in this place? And what do you have here?”
- Judges 17:5And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.
- Proverbs 19:27Cease listening, my son, to discipline, And you will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Isaiah 8:19When they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?
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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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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