Judges 18:17

Judges 18:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war.
• New International Version (NIV)The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods while the priest and the six hundred armed men stood at the entrance of the gate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land went up. Entering there, they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image. The priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed with weapons of war.

Context of Judges 18:17

15So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing. 16Meanwhile, the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the sons of Dan, were positioned at the entrance of the gate. Now the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there; they took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the cast metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war. 18When these men entered Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, household idols, and the cast metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19And they said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

Judges 18:17 word by word

וַֽיַּעֲל֞וּ חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַהֹלְכִים֮ לְרַגֵּ֣ל אֶת־הָאָרֶץ֒ בָּ֣אוּ שָׁ֔מָּה לָקְח֗וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַמַּסֵּכָ֑ה וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן נִצָּב֙ פֶּ֣תַח הַשַּׁ֔עַר וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֣וֹת הָאִ֔ישׁ הֶחָג֖וּר כְּלֵ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Now the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• who wentהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• to spyרָגַלrâgal · to spyH7270
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• enteredבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• they tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the carvedפֶּ֫סֶלpesel · idolH6459
• the ephodאֵפוֹד'êphôd 'êphôd · ephodH646
• householdתְּרָפִיםterâphîym · teraphimH8655
• and the castמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• imageמַסֵּכָהmassêkâh · molten metalH4541
• while the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• was standingנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• at the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• armedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• with weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421

Cross-references for Judges 18:17

• Judges 18:2So the sons of Dan sent from their family five men out of their whole number, valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and stayed overnight there.
• Judges 6:31But Joash said to all who stood against him, “Will you contend for Baal, or will you save him? Whoever will contend for him shall be put to death by morning. If he is a god, let him contend for himself, since someone has torn down his altar!”
• Judges 17:4So when he returned the silver to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to the silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a cast metal image, and they were in the house of Micah.
• Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf which they had made and completely burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.
• 1 Samuel 4:11Moreover, the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
• 1 Samuel 6:2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What are we to do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we may send it to its place.”
• 2 Kings 19:18and have hurled their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but only the work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.
• Isaiah 46:1Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over; Their idols have become loads for the animals and the cattle. The things that you carry are burdensome, A load for the weary animal.

Commentaries on Judges 18:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The five went back to Micah‘s chapel (Micah‘s house, Judges 18:18) and took the ephod, teraphim, etc., and brought them to the gate where the priest was talking to the 600 men.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-26This dishonest exchange reveals the lack of integrity in everyone involved.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

Topics related to Judges 18:17

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Teraphim
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Graven image
• Molten, Image
• Ask
• Idol
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Thummim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)

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