Judges 18 Parallel Bible

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1	In those days there is no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danite is seeking an inheritance to inhabit for itself, for [that] has not fallen to it to that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel by inheritance.	In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the people of Dan was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for until then no inheritance among the tribes of Israel had fallen to them.	In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking a place of their own where they might settle, because they had not yet come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
2	And the sons of Dan send, out of their family, five of their men—men, sons of valor—from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to traverse the land, and to search it, and they say to them, “Go, search the land”; and they come into the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodge there.	So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.	So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, “Go, explore the land.” So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
3	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 has brought you here? And what are you doing in this [place]? And why are you here?”	When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”	When they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they turned in there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
4	And he says to them, “Thus and thus has Micah done to me; and he hires me, and I am for a priest to him.”	And he said to them, “This is how Micah dealt with me: he has hired me, and I have become his priest.”	He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.”
5	And they say to him, “Please ask of God, and we know whether our way on which we are going is prosperous.”	And they said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”	Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to learn whether our journey will be successful.”
6	And the priest says to them, “Go in peace; before YHWH [is] your way in which you go.”	And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”	The priest answered them, “Go in peace. Your journey has the LORD’s approval.”
7	And the five men go, and come 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.	Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.	So the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure. And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.
8	And they come to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers say to them, “What [did] you [find]?”	And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, “What do you report?”	When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
9	And they say, “Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold—very good; and you are keeping silent! Do not be slothful to go—to enter to possess the land.	They said, “Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you do nothing? Do not be slow to go, to enter in and possess the land.	They answered, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. Aren’t you going to do something? Don’t hesitate to go there and take it over.
10	When you go, you come to a confident people, and the land [is] large on both hands, for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no lack of anything which [is] in the land.”	As soon as you go, you will come to an unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands, a place where there is no lack of anything that is in the earth.”	When you get there, you will find an unsuspecting people and a spacious land that God has put into your hands, a land that lacks nothing whatever.”
11	And there journey there, of the family of the Danite, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, six hundred men girded with weapons of war.	So 600 men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol,	Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
12	And they go up and encamp in Kirjath-Jearim, in Judah, therefore they have called that place, “Camp of Dan,” until this day; behold, behind Kirjath-Jearim.	and went up and encamped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. On this account that place is called Mahaneh-dan to this day; behold, it is west of Kiriath-jearim.	On their way they set up camp near Kiriath Jearim in Judah. This is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is called Mahaneh Dan to this day.
13	And they pass over there [to] the hill-country of Ephraim, and come to the house of Micah.	And they passed on from there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.	From there they went on to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
14	And the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say to their brothers, “Have you known that in these houses there is an ephod, and teraphim, and carved image, and molten image? And now, know what you do.”	Then the five men who had gone to scout out the country of Laish said to their brothers, “Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a metal image? Now therefore consider what you will do.”	Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, “Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod, some household gods and an image overlaid with silver? Now you know what to do.”
15	And 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—	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.	So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.
16	(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)—	Now the 600 men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate.	The six hundred Danites, armed for battle, stood at the entrance of the gate.
17	indeed, the five men, those going to traverse the land, go up—they have come in there—they have taken the carved 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 the five men who had gone to scout out the land went up and entered and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.	The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods while the priest and the six hundred armed men stood at the entrance of the gate.
18	indeed, these have entered the house of Micah, and take the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest says to them, “What are you doing?”	And when these went into Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”	When the five men went into Micah’s house and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19	And they say to him, “Keep silent, lay your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be for a father and for a priest to us: is it better your being a priest for the house of one man, or your being priest for a tribe and for a family in Israel?”	And they said to him, “Keep quiet; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?”	They answered him, “Be quiet! Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest. Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”
20	And the heart of the priest is glad, and he takes the ephod, and the teraphim, and the carved image, and goes into the midst of the people,	And the priest’s heart was glad. He took the ephod and the household gods and the carved image and went along with the people.	The priest was very pleased. He took the ephod, the household gods and the idol and went along with the people.
21	and they turn and go, and put the infants, and the livestock, and the baggage, before them.	So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.	Putting their little children, their livestock and their possessions in front of them, they turned away and left.
22	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,	When they had gone a distance from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house were called out, and they overtook the people of Dan.	When they had gone some distance from Micah’s house, the men who lived near Micah were called together and overtook the Danites.
23	and call to the sons of Dan, and they turn their faces around, and say to Micah, “What [is this] to you that you have been called together?”	And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?”	As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you called out your men to fight?”
24	And he says, “You have taken my gods which I made, and the priest, and you go; and what more do I [have]? And what [is] this you say to me, What [is this] to you?”	And he said, “You take my gods that I made and the priest, and go away, and what have I left? How then do you ask me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”	He replied, “You took the gods I made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you ask, ‘What’s the matter with you?’”
25	And the sons of Dan say to him, “Do not let your voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall on you, and you have gathered your life, and the life of your household”;	And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”	The Danites answered, “Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
26	and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah sees that they are stronger than he, and turns, and goes back to his house.	Then the people of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.	So the Danites went their way, and Micah, seeing that they were too strong for him, turned around and went back home.
27	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 strike them by the mouth of the sword, and have burned the city with fire,	But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.	Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure. They attacked them with the sword and burned down their city.
28	and there is no deliverer, for it [is] far off from Sidon, 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 there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. Then they rebuilt the city and lived in it.	There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there.
29	and call the name of the city Dan, by the name of their father Dan, who was born to Israel; and yet Laish [is] the name of the city at the first.	And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was Laish at the first.	They named it Dan after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.
30	And the sons of Dan raise up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons have been priests for the tribe of the Danite, until the day of the expulsion of [the people] of the land.	And the people of Dan set up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.	There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.
31	And they appoint for themselves the carved image of Micah, which he had made, all the days of the house of God being in Shiloh.	So they set up Micah’s carved image that he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.	They continued to use the idol Micah had made, all the time the house of God was in Shiloh.
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