Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
In those days there was
no king in Israel :
and in those days the tribe of the Danites
sought
them
an inheritance to dwell
in;
for unto
that day
all
their
inheritance
had
not fallen unto them
among
the tribes of Israel.
In those days there is
no king in Israel ,
and in those days the tribe of the Danite
is
seeking
for
itself
an inheritance to inhabit,
for `
that '
hath
not fallen to
it
unto that
day
in
the midst
of
the
tribes of Israel by
inheritance
.
And the children
of Dan sent
of their family five men from
their
coasts
, men of valor
, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy
out
the land, and to search it ;
and they said
unto them, Go, search the land :
who
when
they came
to
mount
Ephraim, to
the house of Micah, they
lodged
there.
And the sons
of Dan send,
out
of their family ,
five men of
them
, men ,
sons
of valour
, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to traverse
the land, and to search it ,
and they say
unto them, `
Go, search the land ;'
and
they come
into
the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, unto
the house of Micah, and
lodge
there.
When
they were
by
the house
of Micah, they knew
the voice of the young man the Levite :
and they
turned
in
thither
, and said
unto
him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest
thou in this place? and what hast
thou
here?
They `are'
with
the household
of Micah, and
they have
discerned
the voice of the young man ,
the Levite ,
and turn
aside
there
, and say
to
him, `
Who hath
brought thee hither? and what art
thou doing
in this `
place? '
and what to
thee
here? '
And he said
unto them, Thus and thus dealeth
Micah with
me ,
and hath
hired
me, and I am his
priest.
And he saith
unto them, `
Thus and thus hath
Micah done
to
me ;
and he
hireth
me, and I am to
him
for
a
priest. '
And they said
unto
him, Ask counsel
, we pray thee, of
God, that
we may
know whether our way which we go
shall
be
prosperous
.
And they say
to
him, `
Ask, we pray thee, at
God, and
we know whether our way is
prosperous
on
which we are
going
. '
And the priest said
unto
them, Go in peace :
before
the
LORD
is your way wherein
ye go.
And the priest saith
to
them, `
Go in peace ;
over-against
Jehovah
`
is '
your way in
which
ye go. '
Then
the five men departed
, and came
to Laish, and saw
the people that
were
therein
, how
they
dwelt
careless
, after
the manner
of the
Zidonians, quiet and secure
; and there was
no
magistrate
in the land ,
that
might
put
them
to
shame
in any thing ;
and they were
far from the Zidonians, and had
no business
with any man.
And
the five men go
, and come
in
to Laish, and see
the people which
`is'
in
its
midst
, dwelling
confidently
, according
to
the custom
of Zidonians, quiet and confident
; and there is
none
putting
to
shame
in the land in `
any '
thing ,
possessing
restraint,
and they `are'
far off
from the Zidonians, and have
no word
with `
any '
man.
And they came
unto their brethren to
Zorah and Eshtaol :
and their brethren said
unto
them, What say
ye?
And they come
in
unto their brethren ,
at
Zorah and Eshtaol ,
and their brethren say
to
them, `
What --
ye? '
And they said
, Arise
, that
we may
go up against them :
for we have seen the land, and ,
behold
, it
is
very good :
and are
ye still?
be not slothful to go ,
and
to enter to possess the land.
And they say
, `Rise
, and
we go up against them ,
for we have seen the land, and lo
, very good ;
and ye are
keeping
silent!
be not slothful to go --
to enter to possess the land.
When ye go, ye shall
come unto a people secure
, and to
a
large
land :
for God hath given it into your hands;
a place where there is no want
of any
thing
that
is in the earth
.
When ye go, ye come in
unto a people confident
, and the
land `is'
large
on
both
hands,
for God hath given it into your hand,
a place where there is no lack
of anything
which
`
is '
in the land
. '
And there went
from
thence of the family of the Danites
, out
of
Zorah and out
of
Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed
with weapons of war.
And there journey
thence ,
of the family of the Danite
, from
Zorah ,
and from
Eshtaol, six hundred men girded
with weapons of war.
And they went
up ,
and pitched
in Kirjathjearim
, in Judah :
wherefore
they called that place Mahanehdan
unto
this day :
behold
, it
is
behind Kirjathjearim
.
And they go
up and encamp
in Kirjath-Jearim
, in Judah ,
therefore
they have
called that place ,
`Camp
of
Dan,'
till
this day ;
lo
, behind Kirjath-Jearim
.
And they passed
thence unto
mount
Ephraim, and came
unto the house of Micah.
And they pass
over
thence `to'
the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, and come
in
unto the house of Micah.
Then
answered
the five men that
went
to spy
out
the country
of Laish, and said
unto their brethren, Do
ye know
that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a
graven image, and a
molten image? now therefore
consider
what ye have
to
do.
And
the five men ,
those
going
to traverse
the land
of Laish, answer
and say
unto their brethren, `Have
ye known
that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and graven image, and molten image? and
now ,
know
what ye do. '
And they turned
thitherward
, and came
to
the house of the young man the Levite, even
unto
the house of Micah, and saluted
him .
And they turn
aside
thither
, and come
in
unto
the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask
of
him of
welfare,
--
And the six hundred men appointed
with their weapons of war, which
were
of the children
of Dan, stood
by
the entering
of the gate .
(
and the six hundred men girded
with their weapons of war, who
`are'
of the sons
of Dan, are
standing
at
the opening
of the gate ),
--
And
the five men that
went
to spy
out
the land went
up
, and
came
in thither ,
and
took
the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image :
and the priest stood
in
the entering
of the gate with
the six hundred men that
were
appointed
with weapons of war .
yea,
the five men ,
those
going
to traverse
the land, go
up
--
they
have
come
in thither --
they
have
taken
the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image --
and the priest is
standing
at
the opening
of the gate ,
and
the six hundred men who
are
girded
with weapons of war --
And
these went
into
Micah's
house, and fetched
the carved
image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image .
Then
said
the priest unto them, What do
ye?
yea,
these have
entered
the
house of
Micah
, and take
the graven
image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image ;
and
the priest saith
unto them, `
What are
ye doing
? '
And they said
unto
him, Hold
thy
peace
, lay thine
hand upon
thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for
thee
to
be
a priest unto
the house of one man, or that
thou
be
a
priest unto
a tribe and a family in Israel?
and they say
to
him, `Keep
silent
, lay thy
hand on
thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for
a father and for
a priest: is it better thy
being
a priest to
the house of one man, or thy
being
priest to
a tribe and to
a family in Israel? '
And the priest's
heart was
glad, and he took
the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went
in
the midst of the people .
And the heart of
the
priest
is
glad, and he taketh
the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and goeth
into
the midst of the people ,
So
they turned
and departed
, and put the little
ones
and the cattle and the carriage
before them.
and
they turn
and go
, and put the infants,
and the cattle ,
and the baggage,
before them.
And
when
they were
a
good
way
from the house of Micah ,
the men that
were
in the houses near to
Micah's
house were
gathered
together, and overtook
the children
of Dan .
They have
been
far
off
from the house of Micah --
and
the men who
`are'
in the houses which
`are'
near the
house of
Micah
have
been
called
together, and overtake
the sons
of Dan ,
And they
cried
unto the children
of Dan .
And they turned
their faces, and said
unto
Micah, What aileth
thee ,
that thou comest
with
such
a
company
?
and call
unto the sons
of Dan ,
and they turn
round
their faces, and say
to
Micah, `
What --
to
thee that thou hast
been
called
together
? '
And he said
, Ye
have
taken
away
my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are
gone
away:
and what have
I
more? and what is this that
ye say unto me, What aileth
thee ?
And he saith
, `
My gods which I made ye
have
taken
, and the priest, and ye go;
and what to
me
more? and what `
is '
this ye say unto me, What --
to
thee !'
And the children
of Dan said
unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among
us, lest angry
fellows
run
upon thee
, and thou lose
thy life, with
the lives
of thy household .
And the sons
of Dan say
unto him, `
Let not thy voice be heard with
us, lest men
bitter
in
soul
fall
upon you
, and thou hast
gathered
thy life, and
the life
of thy household ;'
And the children
of Dan went
their way :
and when
Micah saw
that they were
too
strong
for
him,
he turned
and went
back unto his house.
and the sons
of Dan go
on
their way ,
and Micah seeth
that they are
stronger
than
he ,
and turneth,
and
goeth
back unto his house.
And they took
the
things
which Micah had made, and the priest which
he had, and came
unto
Laish, unto
a people that
were
at
quiet and secure:
and they
smote
them with
the edge
of the sword, and burnt
the city with fire .
And they have
taken
that
which Micah had made, and the priest whom
he had, and come
in
against
Laish, against
a people quiet and confident,
and smite
them by
the mouth
of the sword, and the city have
burnt
with fire ,
And there was
no deliverer, because
it was
far from Zidon, and they had
no business
with any man ;
and it was
in the valley that
lieth
by Bethrehob.
And they built
a
city, and dwelt
therein.
and there is
no deliverer, for
it `is'
far off
from Zidon, and they have
no word
with `
any '
man ,
and it `is'
in the valley which
`is'
by Beth-Rehob;
and they build
the
city, and dwell
in
it,
And they
called
the name of the city Dan, after
the name of Dan their father, who was born unto
Israel :
howbeit
the name of the city was
Laish
at the first.
and call
the name of the city Dan, by
the name of Dan their father, who was born to
Israel ;
and
yet
Laish
`is'
the name of the city at the first.
And the children
of Dan set
up the graven image :
and Jonathan ,
the
son of Gershom, the
son of Manasseh, he and his sons were
priests to the tribe of Dan
until
the day of the captivity
of the land.
And the sons
of Dan raise
up for
themselves
the graven image ,
and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons have
been
priests to the tribe of the Danite,
till
the
day of the removal
of `
the people'
of
the
land.
And they set
them up
Micah's
graven image, which he made, all the time
that
the house of God was
in Shiloh.
And they appoint
for
them the
graven image of
Micah
, which he had
made, all the days
of
the house of God being
in Shiloh.
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