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Judges 18:19-20

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

19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

20So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.

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Verse 19

Cross-references

Job 21:5Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 6:10Classic cross-references Job 29:9Classic cross-references Job 40:4Classic cross-references Judges 17:10Classic cross-references

Original words

Be quietהַחֲרֵ֜שׁH2790Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularthey toldוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralhimל֨וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularPutשִֽׂים־H7760Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularyour handיָדְךָ֤H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularoverעַל־H5921Prepositionyour mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularand comeוְלֵ֣ךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularwith usעִמָּ֔נוּH5973Preposition | first person common pluraland beוֶֽהְיֵה־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singulara fatherלְאָ֣בH1Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand a priestוּלְכֹהֵ֑ןH3548Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularto usלָ֖נוּPreposition | first person common pluralIs it betterהֲט֣וֹב׀H2896Article | Adjective - masculine singularfor you to beהֱיוֹתְךָ֣H1961Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singulara priestכֹהֵ֗ןH3548Noun - masculine singularfor the houseלְבֵית֙H1004Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof oneאֶחָ֔דH259Number - masculine singularpersonאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularorא֚וֹH176Conjunction-הֱיוֹתְךָ֣H1961Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singulara priestכֹהֵ֔ןH3548Noun - masculine singularfor a tribeלְשֵׁ֥בֶטH7626Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularand familyוּלְמִשְׁפָּחָ֖הH4940Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Ezekiel 21:21Classic cross-references Isaiah 56:11Classic cross-references

Original words

So the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwas gladוַיִּיטַב֙H3190Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .לֵ֣בH3820Noun - masculine singular constructand tookוַיִּקַּח֙H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe ephodהָ֣אֵפ֔וֹדH646Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe household idolsהַתְּרָפִ֖יםH8655Article | Noun - masculine pluralandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe graven imageהַפָּ֑סֶלH6459Article | Noun - masculine singularand wentוַיָּבֹ֖אH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwithבְּקֶ֥רֶבH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructthe peopleהָעָֽם׃H5971Article | Noun - masculine singular

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