Focused Passage

Judges 18:7-10

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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7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

8When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”

9They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!

10When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”

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Verse 7

Original words

So the fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתH2568Number - masculine singular constructmenהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582Article | Noun - masculine pluraldepartedוַיֵּלְכוּ֙H1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto Laishלָ֑יְשָׁהH3919Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singularwhere they sawוַיִּרְא֣וּH7200Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthat the peopleהָעָ֣םH5971Article | Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּH7130Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularwere livingיוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־H3427Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularsecurelyלָ֠בֶטַחH983Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularlikeכְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טH4941Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructthe Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֜יםH6722Noun - proper - masculine pluralquietשֹׁקֵ֣ט׀H8252Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularand unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֗חַH982Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularThere was nothingוְאֵין־H369Conjunctive waw | Adverb. . .דָּבָ֤רH1697Noun - masculine singularlackingמַכְלִ֨יםH3637Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularin the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularand no oppressiveיוֹרֵ֣שׁH3423Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularrulerעֶ֔צֶרH6114Noun - masculine singularAnd theyהֵ֙מָּה֙H1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralwere far awayוּרְחֹקִ֥יםH7350Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralfrom the Sidoniansמִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםH6722Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine pluraland had noאֵין־H369Adverb. . .לָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralallianceוְדָבָ֥רH1697Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwithעִם־H5973Prepositionanyoneאָדָֽם׃H120Noun - masculine singular
Verse 8

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When the men returnedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Preposition-אֲחֵיהֶ֔םH251Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralZorahצָרְעָ֖הH6881Noun - proper - feminine singularand Eshtaolוְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לH847Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singulartheir brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֖םH251Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralaskedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthemלָהֶ֛םPreposition | third person masculine pluralWhatמָ֥הH4100Interrogativedid you findאַתֶּֽם׃H859Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Verse 9

Original words

They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralCome onק֚וּמָהH6965Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singularlet us go upוְנַעֲלֶ֣הH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common pluralagainst themעֲלֵיהֶ֔םH5921Preposition | third person masculine pluralforכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionwe have seenרָאִ֙ינוּ֙H7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landהָאָ֔רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singular. . .וְהִנֵּ֥הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectionand it is veryמְאֹ֑דH3966Adverbgoodטוֹבָ֖הH2896Adjective - feminine singularWhy would you fail to actוְאַתֶּ֣םH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine plural. . .מַחְשִׁ֔יםH2814Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralDo notאַל־H408Adverbhesitateתֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּH6101Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralto go thereלָלֶ֥כֶתH1980Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct. . .לָבֹ֖אH935Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructand take possession ofלָרֶ֥שֶׁתH3423Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe landהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

When you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֞םH935Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine pluralyou will comeתָּבֹ֣אוּ׀H935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionan unsuspectingבֹּטֵ֗חַH982Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularpeopleעַ֣םH5971Noun - masculine singularand a spaciousרַחֲבַ֣תH7342Adjective - feminine singular construct. . .יָדַ֔יִםH3027Noun - fdlandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙H776Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularforכִּֽי־H3588ConjunctionGodאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430Noun - masculine pluralhas delivered itנְתָנָ֥הּH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularinto your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֑םH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluralIt is a placeמָקוֹם֙H4725Noun - masculine singularwhereאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativenothingאֵֽין־H369Adverb. . .שָׁ֣םH8033Adverb. . .כָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct. . .דָּבָ֖רH1697Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativeon earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularis lackingמַחְס֔וֹרH4270Noun - masculine singular construct

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