Revised Webster's Bible
Judges 18
1In thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117there was nokingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and in thosedaysוּבַיָּמִ֣יםu.vai.ya.MimH3117thetribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֞יha.da.NiH1839soughtמְבַקֶּשׁ־me.va.kesh-H1245for themselves aninheritanceנַֽחֲלָה֙na.cha.LahH5159to dwellinלָשֶׁ֔בֶתla.She.vetH3427; for to thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117all theirinheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סbe.na.cha.LahH5159had notfallenנָ֨פְלָהNa.fe.lahH5307to themamongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
2And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֣ן׀danH1835sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971of theirfamilyמִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.TamH4940fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568menH582from theirlandמִקְצוֹתָם֩mik.tzo.TamH7098,menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofvalourחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428, fromZorahמִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881, and fromEshtaolוּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847, tospyלְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.GelH7270out thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, and tosearchוּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.RahH2713it; and theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them,GoH3212,searchחִקְר֣וּchik.RuH2713thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: who when theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tomountהַר־har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, theylodgedוַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuH3885there.
3When they were by thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318, theyknewהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the youngmanהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881: and they turnedinוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493there, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, Whobroughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935theehereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988? and whatmakestעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213thou in this place ? and what hast thou here?
7Then thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582departedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahH3919, andsawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were initבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130, how theydweltיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-H3427carelessלָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983, after themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.PatH4941of theZidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.NimH6722,quietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achH982; and there was nomagistrateיוֹרֵ֣שׁ עֶ֔צֶרyo.Resh 'E.tzerH3423H6114in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776, that might put them toshameמַכְלִ֨יםmakh.LimH3637in anythingדָּבָ֤רda.VarH1697; and they werefarוּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.KimH7350from theZidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.NimH6722, and had nobusinessוְדָבָ֥רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.
9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ariseק֚וּמָהKu.mahH6965, that we may goupוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927against them: for we haveseenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙ra.'I.nuH7200thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and, behold, it isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטוֹבָ֖הto.VahH2896: and are yestillמַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.ShimH2814? be notslothfulתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּte.'A.tze.LuH6101togoH3212, and toenterלָבֹ֖אla.Vo'H935topossessלָרֶ֥שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
10When yegoכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םke.vo.'a.KhemH935, ye shallcomeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ta.Vo.'uH935to apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971secureבֹּטֵ֗חַbo.Te.achH982, and to alargeרַחֲבַ֣תra.cha.VatH7342landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776: forGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנְתָנָ֥הּne.ta.NahH5414it into yourhandsH3027; aplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725where there is nowantמַחְס֔וֹרmach.SorH4270of anythingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that is on theearthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.
11And therewentוַיִּסְע֤וּvai.yis.'UH5265from there of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of theDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839, out ofZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הmi.tza.re.'AhH6881and out ofEshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לu.me.'esh.ta.'OlH847,sixשֵֽׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376appointedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.
12And they wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֗וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inKirjathjearimH7157, inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063: therefore theycalledקָרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםla.ma.KomH4725MahanehdanH4265to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: behold, it isbehindאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310KirjathjearimH7157.
14Thenansweredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyoutלְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.GelH7270thecountryהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofLaishלַיִשׁ֒la.YishH3919, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.HemH251, Do yeknowהַיְדַעְתֶּ֗םhay.da'.TemH3045that thereisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426in thesehousesבַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.TimH1004anephodאֵפ֣וֹד'e.FodH646, andteraphimוּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.FimH8655, and a gravenimageוּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.selH6459, and a moltenimageוּמַסֵּכָ֑הu.ma.se.KhahH4541? now thereforeconsiderדְּע֥וּde.'UH3045what ye have todoתַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ta.'a.SuH6213.
15And theyturnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493aside there, andcameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the youngmanהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881, even to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, andgreetedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'a.lu- le.sha.LomH7592H7965him.
16And thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376appointedחֲגוּרִים֙cha.gu.RimH2296with theirweaponsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחַמְתָּ֔םmil.cham.TamH4421, who were of thechildrenמִבְּנֵי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835,stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.
17And thefiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.KhimH1980to spyoutלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270thelandהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֞וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, and cameinבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935there, andtookלָקְח֗וּla.ke.ChuH3947the gravenimageהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459, and theephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541: and thepriestוְהַכֹּהֵ֗ןve.ha.ko.HenH3548stoodנִצָּב֙ni.TzavH5324in theentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179with thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376that wereappointedהֶחָג֖וּרhe.cha.GurH2296withweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
18And thesewentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935intoMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andbroughtוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947the carvedimageפֶּ֣סֶלPe.selH6459, theephodהָאֵפ֔וֹדha.'e.FodH646, and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, and the moltenimageהַמַּסֵּכָ֑הha.ma.se.KhahH4541. Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548to them, Whatdoעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213ye?
19And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Hold thypeaceהַחֲרֵ֜שׁha.cha.ReshH2790,layשִֽׂים־sim-H7760thyhandיָדְךָ֤ya.de.KhaH3027upon thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, andgoH3212with us, and be tousH1961afatherלְאָ֣בle.'AvH1and apriestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןu.le.kho.HenH3548: is itbetterהֲט֣וֹב׀ha.TovH2896for thee to be apriestכֹהֵ֗ןkho.HenH3548to thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1004ofoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376, or that thou shouldest be apriestכֹהֵ֔ןkho.HenH3548to 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 the gravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459, and wentinוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
22And when they were a goodwayהִרְחִ֖יקוּhir.Chi.kuH7368from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofMicahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318, themenוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were in thehousesבַּבָּתִּים֙ba.ba.TimH1004near toMicah’sמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004were gatheredtogetherנִֽזְעֲק֔וּniz.'a.KuH2199, andovertookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּvai.yad.Bi.kuH1692thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָֽן׃DanH1835.
23And theycriedוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835. And theyturnedוַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.HemH6440, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toMicahלְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.KhahH4318, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such acompanyנִזְעָֽקְתָּ׃niz.'A.ke.taH2199?
24And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye have takenawayלְקַחְתֶּ֧םle.kach.TemH3947mygodsאֱלֹהַי֩'e.lo.HaiH430which Imadeעָשִׂ֨יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, and ye have goneawayH3212: and what have I more? and what is this that yesayתֹּאמְר֥וּto.me.RuH559to me, What aileth thee?
25And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֔ןDanH1835saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Let not thyvoiceקוֹלְךָ֖kol.ChaH6963beheardתַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'H8085among us, lestangryמָ֣רֵי נֶ֔פֶשׁMa.rei Ne.feshH4751H5315fellowsאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582rushיִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'UH6293upon thee, and thouloseוְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.TahH622thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315, with thelivesוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of thyhouseholdבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.
26And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835departedלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH3212H1870: and whenMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that they were toostrongחֲזָקִ֥יםcha.za.KimH2389for him, heturnedוַיִּ֖פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437and wentbackוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
27And theytookלָקְח֜וּla.ke.ChuH3947the things whichMicahמִיכָ֗הmi.KhahH4318hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.HenH3548which he had, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toLaishלַ֗יִשׁLa.yishH3919, to apeopleעַם֙'amH5971that were atquietשֹׁקֵ֣טsho.KetH8252andsecureוּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achH982: and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221them with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andburntשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
28And there was nodelivererמַצִּ֜ילma.TzilH5337, because it wasfarרְֽחוֹקָה־re.cho.kah-H7350fromZidonמִצִּיד֗וֹןmi.tzi.DonH6721, and they had nobusinessוְדָבָ֤רve.da.VarH1697with anymanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120; and it was in thevalleyבָּעֵ֖מֶקba.'E.mekH6010that lieth byBethrehobH1050. And theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129acityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427in it.
29And theycalledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835, after thenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofDanדָּ֣ןdanH1835theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, who wasbornיוּלַּ֖דyu.LadH3205toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:butוְאוּלָ֛םve.'u.LamH199thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wasLaishלַ֥יִשׁLa.yishH3919at thefirstלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃la.ri.sho.NahH7223.
30And thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835setupוַיָּקִ֧ימוּvai.ya.Ki.muH6965the gravenimageהַפָּ֑סֶלha.Pa.selH6459: andJonathanוִ֠יהוֹנָתָןVi.ho.na.tonH3083, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םge.re.ShomH1647, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519, he and hissonsוּבָנָ֗יוu.va.NavH1121werepriestsכֹהֲנִים֙kho.ha.NimH3548to thetribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטle.She.vetH7626ofDanהַדָּנִ֔יha.da.NiH1839until thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117of 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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