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Judges 18:11-13

Dan's Migration: Stolen Gods and a Tribal Shrine

Judges 18 turns Micah's private shrine into Dan's tribal cult, showing that when Israel lacks righteous covenant rule, even the search for inheritance can become theft, intimidation, idolatry, and unauthorized worship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11So six hundred Danites departed from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.

12They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.

13And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.

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Verse 11

Cross-references

Judges 18:2Classic cross-references Judges 18:8Classic cross-references

Original words

So sixשֵֽׁשׁ־H8337Number - feminine singularhundredמֵא֣וֹתH3967Number - feminine plural. . .אִ֔ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularDanitesהַדָּנִ֔יH1839Article | Noun - proper - masculine singulardepartedוַיִּסְע֤וּH5265Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfromמִשָּׁם֙H8033Preposition-m | Adverb. . .מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַתH4940Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructZorahמִצָּרְעָ֖הH6881Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularand Eshtaolוּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לH847Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singulararmedחָג֖וּרH2296Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularwith weaponsכְּלֵ֥יH3627Noun - masculine plural constructof warמִלְחָמָֽה׃H4421Noun - feminine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Judges 13:25Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 13:5Classic cross-references Joshua 15:60Classic cross-references Joshua 15:9Classic cross-references

Original words

They went upוַֽיַּעֲל֗וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּH2583Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralvvvבְּקִרְיַ֥תH7157Prepositionat Kiriath-jearimיְעָרִ֖יםH7157Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singularin Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הH3063Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularThat is whyעַל־H5921Preposition. . .כֵּ֡ןH3651Adverbtheהַה֜וּאH1931Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singularplaceלַמָּק֨וֹםH4725Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularwestאַחֲרֵ֖יH310Prepositionvvvקִרְיַ֥תH7157of Kiriath-jearimיְעָרִֽים׃H7157Noun - proper - feminine singularis calledקָרְאוּ֩H7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralvvvמַחֲנֵה־H4265PrepositionMahaneh-danדָ֗ןH4265Noun - proper - feminine singulartoעַ֚דH5704Prepositionthisהַזֶּ֔הH2088Article | Pronoun - masculine singular. . .הִנֵּ֕הH2009Interjectiondayהַיּ֣וֹםH3117Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Mahaneh-dan means camp of Dan.

Verse 13

Original words

And from thereמִשָּׁ֖םH8033Preposition-m | Adverbthey traveledוַיַּעַבְר֥וּH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto the hill countryהַר־H2022Noun - masculine singular constructof Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularand cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoעַד־H5704PrepositionMicah’sמִיכָֽה׃H4318Noun - proper - masculine singularhouseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular construct

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