New American Standard Bible 1995
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
4He said to them, “Thus and so has Micah done to me, and he has hired me and I have become his priest.” 5They said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether our way on which we are going will be prosperous.” The priest said to them, “Go in peace; your way in which you are going has the Lord’s approval.” 7Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were in it living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. 8When they came back to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?”
Read all of Judges 18Judges 18:6 word by word
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר לָהֶ֛ם הַכֹּהֵ֖ן לְכ֣וּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם נֹ֣כַח יְהוָ֔ה דַּרְכְּכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Judges 18:6
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
- Jeremiah 23:21I did not send these prophets, But they ran. I did not speak to them, But they prophesied.
- Deuteronomy 11:12a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.
- Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness,
- 1 Thessalonians 3:11Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord 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
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- 1. Judges 18:6 Lit is before the Lord ↩
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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