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 told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah’s personal priest. 5Then they said, “Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful.” “Go in peace,” the priest replied. “For the Lord is watching over your journey.” 7So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. 8When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you find?”

Judges 18:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto them, Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• in peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• beforeנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Cross-references for Judges 18:6

• 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”
• Jeremiah 23:21“I have not sent these prophets, yet they run around claiming to speak for me. I have given them no message, yet they go on prophesying.
• Deuteronomy 11:12a land that the Lord your God cares for. He watches over it through each season of the year!
• Psalms 33:18But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:11May God our Father and our Lord Jesus bring us to you very soon.

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