Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him. New Living Translation Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly. English Standard Version And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him about his welfare. Berean Standard Bible So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him. King James Bible And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. New King James Version So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him. New American Standard Bible So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing. NASB 1995 They turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. NASB 1977 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. Legacy Standard Bible Then they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. Amplified Bible So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him how he was doing. Christian Standard Bible So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him. Holman Christian Standard Bible So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him. American Standard Version And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. English Revised Version And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. GOD'S WORD® Translation So they stopped and entered Micah's house and greeted the young Levite. Good News Translation So they went into Micah's house, where the young Levite lived, and asked the Levite how he was getting along. International Standard Version So they turned aside from there, went to Micah's house, and greeted him. Majority Standard Bible So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him. NET Bible They stopped there, went inside the young Levite's house (which belonged to Micah), and asked him how he was doing. New Heart English Bible They turned aside there, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. Webster's Bible Translation And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him. World English Bible They went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they turn aside there, and come to the house of the young man, the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare— Young's Literal Translation 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, -- Smith's Literal Translation And they will turn aside there and come to the house of the youth the Levite, of the house of Micah, and they will ask him for peace. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had turned aside a little, they entered the house of the Levite youth, who was in the house of Micah. And they greeted him with peaceful words. New American Bible So turning in that direction, they went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him. New Revised Standard Version So they turned in that direction and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and greeted him. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo they turned aside, and came to the house of the young man, Levi, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they turned aside and they entered the house of the young man Levi at the house of Mikah, and they invoked his peace OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they turned aside there, and went into the house of the young man, the Levite, even into the house of Michaias, and asked him how he was. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Danites Take Micah's Idols14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.” 15So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him. 16The six hundred Danites stood at the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.… Cross References Joshua 18:2-3 there were still seven tribes of Israel who had not yet received their inheritance. / So Joshua said to the Israelites, “How long will you put off entering and possessing the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you? Judges 17:1-6 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim / said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!” / And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.” ... 1 Samuel 9:18-19 Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” / “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart. 1 Kings 12:28-30 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves. 2 Kings 17:29-33 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. / The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, / the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. ... Hosea 4:12-13 My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. Micah 1:5-7 All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem? / Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations. / All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute. Matthew 10:11-14 Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on. / As you enter the home, greet its occupants. / If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you. ... Luke 10:5-7 Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’ / If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. / Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. Acts 17:22-23 Then Paul stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious. / For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you. Romans 1:21-23 For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist. 2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” Galatians 4:8-9 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. / But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? Ephesians 2:12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. Treasury of Scripture And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him. saluted him. Genesis 37:14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Genesis 43:27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 1 Samuel 17:22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. Jump to Previous Home House Levite Micah Micah's Road Saluted Thither Thitherward Turn Turned Turning Welfare YoungJump to Next Home House Levite Micah Micah's Road Saluted Thither Thitherward Turn Turned Turning Welfare YoungJudges 18 1. The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance3. At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged 7. They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope 11. Six hundred men are sent to surprise it 16. In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things 27. They win Laish, and call it Dan 30. They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood. So they turned aside there This phrase indicates a deliberate change in direction or purpose. The Hebrew root for "turned aside" is "סוּר" (sur), which often implies a deviation from a path or plan. In the context of Judges, this turning aside can symbolize a departure from God's intended path, reflecting the broader theme of Israel's spiritual waywardness during the time of the Judges. Historically, this period was marked by a cycle of disobedience, oppression, repentance, and deliverance, highlighting the Israelites' struggle to remain faithful to God amidst surrounding pagan influences. and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So they turnedוַיָּס֣וּרוּ (way·yā·sū·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside aside there שָׁ֔מָּה (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither and went וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the home בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the young הַנַּ֥עַר (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer Levite, הַלֵּוִ֖י (hal·lê·wî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Micah, מִיכָ֑ה (mî·ḵāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4318: Micah -- the name of several Israelites and greeted וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ (way·yiš·’ă·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand him. לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (lə·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace Links Judges 18:15 NIVJudges 18:15 NLT Judges 18:15 ESV Judges 18:15 NASB Judges 18:15 KJV Judges 18:15 BibleApps.com Judges 18:15 Biblia Paralela Judges 18:15 Chinese Bible Judges 18:15 French Bible Judges 18:15 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 18:15 They turned aside there and came (Jd Judg. 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