Judges 18:21

Judges 18:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
• New International Version (NIV)Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.

Context of Judges 18:21

19“Be quiet and come with us,” they said. “Be a father and priest to all of us. Isn’t it better to be a priest for an entire tribe and clan of Israel than for the household of just one man?” 20The young priest was quite happy to go with them, so he took along the sacred ephod, the household idols, and the carved image. They turned and started on their way again, placing their children, livestock, and possessions in front of them. 22When the people from the tribe of Dan were quite a distance from Micah’s house, the people who lived near Micah came chasing after them. 23They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What’s the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?”

Judges 18:21 word by word

וַיִּפְנ֖וּ וַיֵּלֵ֑כוּ וַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּ אֶת־הַטַּ֧ף וְאֶת־הַמִּקְנֶ֛ה וְאֶת־הַכְּבוּדָּ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So they turnedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• and departedיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• the little onesטַףţaph · childH2945
• and the cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• and the carriageכְּבוּדָּ֯הkebûddâh · richesH3520
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Commentaries on Judges 18:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The little ones and the cattle, etc. - These men were so confident of success that they removed their whole families, household goods, cattle, and all. And the carriage - כבודה kebudah, their substance, precious things, or valuables; omne quod erat pretiosum, Vulgate: or rather the luggage or baggage; what Caesar calls in his commentaries impedimenta; and what the Septuagint here translate , weight or baggage. We are not to suppose that any wheel carriage…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And put the little ones, etc., before them - They expected a pursuit from Micah‘s people, and arranged their order of march accordingly. The carriage - Rather, “the valuables.” Some interpret it “the heavy baggage.”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 18:21

• Dishonesty
• Jonathan
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Carriage
• Micah
• Quiet
• Teraphim
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dan (2)
• Goods
• Intercession
• Israel, History of

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