Judges 18

1 In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was looking for an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.

in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) nothing king in/on/with Israel and in/on/with day [the] they(masc.) tribe [the] Danite to seek to/for him inheritance to/for to dwell for not to fall: allot to/for him till [the] day [the] he/she/it in/on/with midst tribe Israel in/on/with inheritance

2 The people of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said to them, "Go, explore the land." They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and stayed there.

and to send: depart son: descendant/people Dan from family their five human from end their human son: descendant/people strength from Zorah and from Eshtaol to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to/for to search her and to say to(wards) them to go: went to search [obj] [the] land: country/planet and to come (in): come mountain: hill country Ephraim till house: home Micah and to lodge there

3 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned in that direction, and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? And what is your business here?"

they(masc.) with house: home Micah and they(masc.) to recognize [obj] voice [the] youth [the] Levi and to turn aside: turn aside there and to say to/for him who? to come (in): bring you here and what? you(m. s.) to make: do in/on/with this and what? to/for you here

4 He said to them, "Thus and so has Micah dealt with me, and he has hired me, and I have become his priest."

and to say to(wards) them like/as this and like/as this to make: do to/for me Micah and to hire me and to be to/for him to/for priest

5 They said to him, "Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."

and to say to/for him to ask please in/on/with God and to know to prosper way: journey our which we to go: went upon her

6 The priest said to them, "Go in peace. The LORD will watch over you on your journey."

and to say to/for them [the] priest to go: went to/for peace before LORD way: journey your which to go: went in/on/with her

7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were there, and how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one in the land possessing authority that might trouble them in anyway, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with Aram.

and to go: went five [the] human and to come (in): come Laish [to] and to see: see [obj] [the] people which in/on/with entrails: among her to dwell to/for security like/as justice: custom Sidonian to quiet and to trust and nothing be humiliated word: thing in/on/with land: country/planet to possess: possess magistrate and distant they(masc.) from Sidonian and word: thing nothing to/for them with man

8 They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, "What do you say?"

and to come (in): come to(wards) brother: compatriot their Zorah and Eshtaol and to say to/for them brother: compatriot their what? you(m. p.)

9 They said, "Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have entered and journeyed in the land as far as Laish, and we saw the people how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, and they were far from the Sidonians, and they had no dealings with Aram. But arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and look, it is very good. Will you do nothing? Do not hesitate to go and to enter in to possess the land.

and to say to arise: rise [emph?] and to ascend: rise upon them for to see: see [obj] [the] land: country/planet and behold pleasant much and you(m. p.) be silent not be sluggish to/for to go: went to/for to come (in): come to/for to possess: take [obj] [the] land: country/planet

10 When you go, you shall come to a secure people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is on the earth."

like/as to come (in): come you to come (in): come to(wards) people to trust and [the] land: country/planet broad: wide hand: spacious for to give: give her God in/on/with hand: power your place which nothing there need all word: thing which in/on/with land: country/planet

11 Then the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war, set forth from there.

and to set out from there from family [the] Danite from Zorah and from Eshtaol six hundred man to gird article/utensil battle

12 They went up, and camped in Kiriath Jearim, in Judah. Therefore they called that place Mahaneh Dan to this day; look, it is behind Kiriath Jearim.

and to ascend: rise and to camp in/on/with Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim in/on/with Judah upon so to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Mahaneh-dan Mahaneh-dan till [the] day: today [the] this behold after Kiriath-jearim Kiriath-jearim

13 They passed there to the hill country of Ephraim, and came to the house of Micah.

and to pass from there mountain: hill country Ephraim and to come (in): come till house: home Micah

14 Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered, and said to their brothers, "Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and an engraved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do."

and to answer five [the] human [the] to go: went to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet Laish and to say to(wards) brother: compatriot their to know for there in/on/with house: home [the] these ephod and teraphim and idol and liquid and now to know what? to make: do

15 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.

and to turn aside: turn aside there [to] and to come (in): come to(wards) house: home [the] youth [the] Levi house: home Micah and to ask to/for him to/for peace: well-being

16 The six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the people of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.

and six hundred man to gird article/utensil battle their to stand entrance [the] gate which from son: descendant/people Dan

17 The five men who went to spy out the land went up, and came in there, and took the engraved image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.

and to ascend: rise five [the] human [the] to go: went to/for to spy [obj] [the] land: country/planet to come (in): come there [to] to take: take [obj] [the] idol and [obj] [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] liquid and [the] priest to stand entrance [the] gate and six hundred [the] man [the] to gird article/utensil [the] battle

18 And these went into Micah's house, and took the engraved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. And the priest said to them, "What are you doing?"

and these to come (in): come house: home Micah and to take: take [obj] idol [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] liquid and to say to(wards) them [the] priest what? you(m. p.) to make: do

19 They said to him, "Hold your peace, lay your hand on your mouth, and go 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 a family in Israel?"

and to say to/for him be quiet to set: put hand your upon lip your and to go: come with us and to be to/for us to/for father and to/for priest pleasant to be you priest to/for house: home man one or to be you priest to/for tribe and to/for family in/on/with Israel

20 The priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the engraved image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people.

and be good heart [the] priest and to take: take [obj] [the] ephod and [obj] [the] teraphim and [obj] [the] idol and to come (in): come in/on/with entrails: among [the] people

21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the livestock and the goods before them.

and to turn and to go: went and to set: put [obj] [the] child and [obj] [the] livestock and [obj] [the] riches to/for face: before their

22 They were some distance from the house of Micah, and look, Micah and the men who were in the houses near Micah's house gathered together and overtook the people of Dan.

they(masc.) to remove from house: home Micah and [the] human which in/on/with house: home which with house: home Micah to cry out and to cleave [obj] son: descendant/people Dan

23 They cried to the people of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, "What's wrong with you, that you come with such a company?"

and to call: call out to(wards) son: descendant/people Dan and to turn: turn face their and to say to/for Micah what? to/for you for to cry out

24 He said, "You have taken away my gods which I made for myself, and the priest, and have gone away, and what more do I have? How then do you say to me, 'What's wrong with you?'"

and to say [obj] God my which to make to take: take and [obj] [the] priest and to go: went and what? to/for me still and what? this to say to(wards) me what? to/for you

25 The people of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, or angry men will attack you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."

and to say to(wards) him son: descendant/people Dan not to hear: hear voice your with us lest to fall on in/on/with you human bitter soul: appetite and to gather soul: life your and soul: life house: household your

26 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 house.

and to go: went son: descendant/people Dan to/for way: journey their and to see: examine Micah for strong they(masc.) from him and to turn and to return: return to(wards) house: home his

27 They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

and they(masc.) to take: take [obj] which to make Micah and [obj] [the] priest which to be to/for him and to come (in): come upon Laish upon people to quiet and to trust and to smite [obj] them to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] city to burn in/on/with fire

28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived there.

and nothing to rescue for distant he/she/it from Sidon and word: thing nothing to/for them with man and he/she/it in/on/with valley which to/for Beth-rehob Beth-rehob and to build [obj] [the] city and to dwell in/on/with her

29 They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel. However the name of the city was originally Laish.

and to call: call by name [the] city Dan in/on/with name Dan father their which to beget to/for Israel and but Laish name [the] city to/for first

30 The people of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the exile from the land.

and to arise: establish to/for them son: descendant/people Dan [obj] [the] idol and Jonathan son: child Gershom son: child Moses he/she/it and son: child his to be priest to/for tribe [the] Danite till day to reveal: remove [the] land: country/planet

31 So they set up for themselves Micah's engraved image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

and to set: make to/for them [obj] idol Micah which to make all day to be house: temple [the] God in/on/with Shiloh