Judges

Judges 18:27–31

²⁷After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city. ²⁸There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob.

And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there. ²⁹They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel — though the city was formerly named Laish.

³⁰The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses,^b and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

³¹So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

Footnotes

b 18:30 Some Hebrew and LXX manuscripts and Vulgate; other Hebrew and LXX manuscripts the son of Manasseh

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Judges 18:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After they	וְהֵ֨מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
had taken	לָקְח֜וּ	lā·qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3947 take
Micah’s	מִיכָ֗ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
and his priest	הַכֹּהֵן֮	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
they went	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Laish	לַ֗יִשׁ	la·yiš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3919 Laish
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a quiet	שֹׁקֵ֣ט	šō·qêṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
and unsuspecting	וּבֹטֵ֔חַ	ū·ḇō·ṭê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
people	עַם֙	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and they struck	וַיַּכּ֥וּ	way·yak·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
them	אוֹתָ֖ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with their swords	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and burned down	שָׂרְפ֥וּ	śā·rə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8313 burn
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Judges 18:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There was no one	וְאֵ֨ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to deliver them	מַצִּ֜יל	maṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
because	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
far	רְֽחוֹקָה־	rə·ḥō·w·qāh-	Adjective - feminine singular	H7350 distant, far
from Sidon	מִצִּיד֗וֹן	miṣ·ṣî·ḏō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6721 Sidon
and had no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
alliance	וְדָבָ֤ר	wə·ḏā·ḇār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
anyone	אָדָ֔ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
it	וְהִ֕יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
was in a valley	בָּעֵ֖מֶק	bā·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6010 vale
near	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Beth-rehob	רְח֑וֹב	rə·ḥō·wḇ	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1050 Beth-Rechob
And the Danites rebuilt	וַיִּבְנ֥וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and lived	וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	בָֽהּ׃	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Judges 18:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They named	וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ	way·yiq·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Dan	דָּ֔ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
after	בְּשֵׁם֙	bə·šêm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
their forefather	אֲבִיהֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
Dan	דָּ֣ן	dān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
was born	יוּלַּ֖ד	yūl·laḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
though	וְאוּלָ֛ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was formerly	לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃	lā·ri·šō·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
named	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Laish	לַ֥יִשׁ	la·yiš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3919 Laish

Judges 18:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Danites	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
set up	וַיָּקִ֧ימוּ	way·yā·qî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
idols	הַפָּ֑סֶל	hap·pā·sel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
for themselves	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and Jonathan	וִ֠יהוֹנָתָן	wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
son of	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
Gershom	גֵּרְשֹׁ֨ם	gê·rə·šōm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1647 Gereshom
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Moses	מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה	mə·naš·šɛh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
and his sons	וּבָנָ֗יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
were	הָי֤וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
priests	כֹהֲנִים֙	ḵō·hă·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
for the tribe	לְשֵׁ֣בֶט	lə·šê·ḇeṭ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Dan	הַדָּנִ֔י	had·dā·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1839 Danite
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the day	י֖וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of the captivity	גְּל֥וֹת	gə·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1540 uncover, remove
of the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Judges 18:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So they set up	וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
for themselves	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Micah’s	מִיכָ֖ה	mî·ḵāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4318 Micah
graven image	פֶּ֥סֶל	pe·sel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6459 idol, image
and it was there the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
time	יְמֵ֛י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
was	הֱי֥וֹת	hĕ·yō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in Shiloh	בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃פ	bə·ši·lōh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7887 Shiloh