21Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
Focused Passage
Judges 18:21-22
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.
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Verse 21
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Puttingוַיָּשִׂ֨ימוּH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir small childrenהַטַּ֧ףH2945Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir livestockהַמִּקְנֶ֛הH4735Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerand their possessionsהַכְּבוּדָּ֖הH3520Article | Noun - feminine singularin front of themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralthey turnedוַיִּפְנ֖וּH6437Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland departedוַיֵּלֵ֑כוּH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 22
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After theyהֵ֥מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwere some distanceהִרְחִ֖יקוּH7368Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralfrom Micah’sמִיכָ֑הH4318Noun - proper - masculine singularhouseמִבֵּ֣יתH1004Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםH582Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativein the housesבַּבָּתִּים֙H1004Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֲשֶׁר֙H834Pronoun - relativenearעִם־H5973PrepositionMicah’sמִיכָ֔הH4318Noun - proper - masculine singularhouseבֵּ֣יתH1004Noun - masculine singular constructmobilizedנִֽזְעֲק֔וּH2199Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluraland overtookוַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּH1692Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe Danitesבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .דָֽן׃H1835Noun - proper - masculine singular