Revised Version 1895
Judges 18
1Inthoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there wasnoH3808kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and inthoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysוּבַיָּמִ֣יםu.vai.ya.MimH3117thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֞יha.da.NiH1839soughtמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245them aninheritanceנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159todwellלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427in; for unto thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117theirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159hadnotH3808fallenנָ֨פְלָהNa.fe.lahH5307unto them among thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
2And thechildrenH1121ofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentH7971of theirfamilyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH376from theirwholeH7098numberH7098,menH376of valour, fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881, and fromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847, tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270outH7971thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and tosearchוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them,GoH935,searchחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and theycameH935to thehillהַר־har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, and lodged there.
3When they were by thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, they knew thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of theyoungהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881: and theyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935thee hither? andwhatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100doest thou in thisplaceH1004? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100hast thouhereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?
5And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592counsel,weH587prayנָ֣אna'H4994thee, ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430, thatweH587mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether ourwayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834weH587goהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980shall beprosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.
7Then thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376departedH935, andcameH935to Laish, andsawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were therein,howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427insecurityלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983,afterH776themannerH1697of the Zidonians,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; for there wasnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, possessingauthorityH1697, that mightputH935them toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637inanyH376thingH1697, and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from the Zidonians, and hadnoאֵין־'ein-H369dealingsH1697withanyH376manH376.
9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965, andletH408usH5921goלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927againstH5921them: forweכִּ֤יkiH3588haveseenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and are yestillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814? benotH408slofthful togoH935and toenterH935in topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
10When yegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935, ye shallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935unto apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982, and thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776is large: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413yourhandH3027; aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725whereH834there isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369wantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270ofanyכָּל־kol-H3605thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is in theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
11And theresetוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265forthH5265from thence of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839,outH5265ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881andoutH5265ofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376girt withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
12And theywentH5927upH5927, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inKiriath-jearimH7157, inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: wherefore theycalledקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Mahaneh-danH4265unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdהִנֵּ֕הhi.NehH2009, it isbehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310Kirjath-jearim.
14ThenansweredH559thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menH376thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980tospyלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270outH3045thecountryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776of Laish, andsaidH559unto theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251,DoH6213yeknowH3045that there is intheseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428housesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646, andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655, and agravenH6459imageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459, and a moltenimageH6459?nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeconsiderH3045whatמַֽה־mah-H4100ye have todoH6213.
15And theyturnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thither, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theyoungהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, even unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, andaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592him of hiswelfareלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.
16And thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376girt with theirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421, who were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by the entering of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.
17And thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376thatwentH1980tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outH7270thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentH1980upוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andcameH935in thither, andtookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947thegravenH6456image, and theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the molten image: and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324by theenteringH935of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376girt withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
18And whentheseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428wentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413Micah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and fetched thegravenH6459imageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459, theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageH6459, thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100doעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213ye?
19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,HoldH1004thy peace,layשִֽׂים־sim-H7760thinehandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027uponH5921thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, andgoH1961withusH5921, and be tousH5921afatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and apriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548: is itbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for thee to bepriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548unto thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004of onemanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, or to bepriestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548unto atribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626and afamilyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הu.le.mish.pa.ChahH4940inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
20And thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548heartלֵ֣בlevH3820wasgladוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190, and hetookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and thegravenH6459imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459, andwentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
22When they were agoodהִרְחִ֖יקוּhir.Chi.kuH7368way from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, themenH376that were in thehousesבַּבָּתִּים֙ba.ba.TimH1004nearעִם־'im-H5973toMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were gatheredtogetherנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199, andovertookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835.
23And theycriedנִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃niz.'A.ke.taH2199unto thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835. And theyturnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoMicahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
24And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye havetakenH3947awayH3947mygodsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Imadeעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, and are goneawayH3947, andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100have Imoreע֑וֹדodH5750? andhowוּמַה־u.mah-H4100thensayתֹּאמְר֥וּto.me.RuH559ye untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth thee?
25And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,LetH408notH408thyvoiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963beheardתַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'H8085amongusH413,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435angryfellowsH376fallיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293uponH413youעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973, and thouloseוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.TahH622thylifeH5315, with thelivesH5315of thyhouseholdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.
26And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835wentH7725theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870: and whenMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they weretooמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480strongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389for him, heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437andwentH7725backH7725unto hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
27And theytookלָקְח֜וּla.ke.ChuH3947thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Micahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Laish, unto apeopleעַם֙'amH5971quietשֹׁקֵ֣טsho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and theyburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
28And there wasnoH369delivererמַצִּ֜ילma.TzilH5337,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588it wasfarרְֽחוֹקָה־re.cho.kah-H7350from Zidon, and they hadnoH369dealingsוְדָבָ֤רve.da.VarH1697withanyH369manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; and it was in thevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010that lieth byBeth-rehobH1050. And theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427therein.
29And theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,afterH8034thenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofDanדָּ֣ןdanH1835theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, who wasbornיוּלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: howbeit thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was Laish at thefirstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.
30And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835setוַיָּקִ֧ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965upH6965for themselves thegravenH6459imageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459: andJonathanH3129, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םge.re.ShomH1647, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Moses, he and hissonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121werepriestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548to thetribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839untilעַד־'ad-H5704thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117of thecaptivityגְּל֥וֹתge.LotH1540of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
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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