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Judges 18:30-31

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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30The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

31So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.

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Verse 30

Cross-references

1 Samuel 4:10Classic cross-references Exodus 2:22Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 4:2Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 31:29Classic cross-references Judges 13:1Classic cross-references

Original words

The Danitesבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .דָ֖ןH1835Noun - proper - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerset upוַיָּקִ֧ימוּH6965Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralidolsהַפָּ֑סֶלH6459Article | Noun - masculine singularfor themselvesלָהֶ֛םPreposition | third person masculine pluraland Jonathanוִ֠יהוֹנָתָןH3083Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularson ofבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֨םH1647Noun - proper - masculine singularthe sonבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructof Mosesמְנַשֶּׁ֜הH4519Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularand his sonsוּבָנָ֗יוH1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularwereהָי֤וּH1961Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralpriestsכֹהֲנִים֙H3548Noun - masculine pluralfor the tribeלְשֵׁ֣בֶטH7626Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof Danהַדָּנִ֔יH1839Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionthe dayי֖וֹםH3117Noun - masculine singularof the captivityגְּל֥וֹתH1540Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructof the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

Some Hebrew and LXX manuscripts and Vulgate; other Hebrew and LXX manuscripts the son of Manasseh

Verse 31

Cross-references

Jeremiah 7:12Classic cross-references Joshua 18:1Classic cross-references Judges 19:18Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 1:3Classic cross-references Genesis 31:19Classic cross-references

Original words

So they set upוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּH7760Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfor themselvesלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeMicah’sמִיכָ֖הH4318Noun - proper - masculine singular-עָשָׂ֑הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulargraven imageפֶּ֥סֶלH6459Noun - masculine singular constructand it was there the wholeכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtimeיְמֵ֛יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructthe houseבֵּית־H1004Noun - masculine singular constructof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Article | Noun - masculine pluralwasהֱי֥וֹתH1961Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructin Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃פH7887Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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