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YLT
Young's Literal Translation
In those days there was
no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites
was
looking
for territory
to occupy.
For up
to
that time
they
had
not come
into
an
inheritance
among
the tribes of Israel.
In those days there is
no king in Israel, and in
those
days
the tribe of the Danite
is
seeking
for itself
an
inheritance
to inhabit,
for `
that '
hath
not fallen
to
it
unto
that
day
in
the midst
of
the
tribes of Israel by
inheritance
.
So
the Danites
sent
out five men from
their
clans
, men of valor
from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy
out
the land and explore
it .
“Go
and
explore
the
land
, ”
they told
them .
The men
entered
the hill country of Ephraim and
came
to
the house of Micah, where
they
spent
the
night
.
And
the sons
of
Dan
send,
out of
their
family,
five men of
them
, men ,
sons
of valour,
from Zorah ,
and from
Eshtaol, to traverse
the land ,
and to
search
it, and
they say
unto
them ,
`Go,
search
the land;'
and
they
come
into
the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
unto
the house of Micah, and
lodge
there
.
And
while
they were
near
Micah’s
house
, they recognized
the voice of the young Levite ;
so
they
went
over
and asked
him, “
Who brought you
here
? What are
you
doing in this place? Why
are
you
here? ”
They `are'
with
the
household
of
Micah
, and
they have
discerned
the voice of the young man,
the
Levite ,
and turn
aside
there,
and
say
to
him, `
Who hath
brought thee
hither
? and
what art
thou
doing in this `
place? '
and
what
to
thee
here? '
“Micah
has
done
this
and that
for
me,”
he replied
, “
and he has
hired
me to be
his
priest. ”
And he saith
unto
them
, `Thus
and thus
hath
Micah
done
to
me;
and
he hireth
me ,
and
I
am
to him
for
a
priest. '
Then
they said
to him, “Please
inquire
of
God to
determine
whether we will
have
a
successful
journey
. ”
And
they say
to him, `Ask,
we
pray
thee,
at
God ,
and
we
know
whether our
way
is
prosperous
on
which
we are
going
. '
And the priest told
them, “
Go in peace .
The
LORD
is
watching
over your journey
. ”
And the priest saith
to
them, `
Go in peace ;
over -against
Jehovah
`is'
your way
in
which
ye
go
. '
So
the five men departed
and came
to Laish, where
they
saw
that
the people were
living
securely
, like
the Sidonians
, tranquil
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
.
And
the five men go,
and come
in
to Laish, and
see
the people which
`is'
in
its
midst
, dwelling
confidently,
according
to
the custom
of
Zidonians
, quiet
and confident;
and
there is
none
putting
to
shame
in the land in
`any'
thing,
possessing
restraint,
and they `are'
far off
from the Zidonians,
and have
no word
with `any'
man
.
When
the
men
returned
to
Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers
asked
them, “
What did
you
find
? ”
And
they
come
in
unto
their
brethren,
at
Zorah and Eshtaol, and
their brethren
say
to
them, `
What --
ye
? '
They 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 !
And
they say
, `Rise
, and
we
go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo,
very good ;
and
ye
are
keeping
silent!
be
not slothful
to go --
to
enter
to
possess
the land .
When 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
. ”
When ye
go
, ye
come in
unto
a
people confident,
and the
land `is'
large
on
both
hands
, for God hath
given
it into your hand ,
a place where there
is no
lack
of
anything
which
`is'
in
the
land
. '
So
six
hundred
Danites
departed
from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed
with weapons of war.
And
there
journey
thence,
of
the
family
of
the
Danite,
from Zorah ,
and from
Eshtaol, six
hundred
men
girded
with weapons of war.
They 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.
And
they go
up and encamp
in
Kirjath
-Jearim ,
in Judah ,
therefore
they
have
called
that place ,
`Camp
of Dan ,'
till
this day ;
lo,
behind
Kirjath-Jearim
.
And from
there
they traveled
to the hill country of Ephraim and came
to
Micah’s
house.
And they pass
over
thence
`
to '
the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and come
in
unto
the
house of
Micah
.
Then
the five men who
had
gone
to spy
out
the land of Laish said
to
their brothers
, “Did
you
know
that one
of
these houses has
an ephod, household
gods
, a
graven image, and a
molten idol
? Now think
about
what you
should
do. ”
And
the five men ,
those
going
to traverse
the land of Laish ,
answer
and
say
unto
their brethren
, `Have
ye
known
that there
is
in
these houses an ephod, and
teraphim
, and
graven image, and molten image
? and
now ,
know
what ye
do. '
So
they turned
aside there
and went
to
the home
of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted
him .
And
they turn
aside thither,
and come
in
unto
the house
of the young man
the
Levite, the house of Micah, and ask
of
him of
welfare,
--
The six hundred Danites
stood
at the entrance
of the gate, armed
with
their
weapons
of
war.
(and
the six hundred men
girded
with
their
weapons
of
war,
who
`are'
of
the
sons
of
Dan,
are
standing
at the opening
of the gate )
, --
And
the five men who
had
gone
to spy
out
the land went
inside
and
took
the graven image, the ephod, the household
idols
, and the molten idol,
while
the priest stood
at the entrance
of the gate with
the six hundred armed
men .
yea,
the five men ,
those
going
to traverse
the land ,
go
up
--
they
have
come
in
thither
--
they
have
taken
the graven image, and
the ephod, and
the teraphim
, and the molten image
--
and
the priest is
standing
at the opening
of the gate ,
and
the six hundred men who
are
girded
with
weapons
of
war
--
When
they
entered Micah’s
house and took
the graven image, the ephod, the household
idols
, and the molten idol,
the priest said
to
them, “
What are you
doing? ”
yea,
these
have
entered the
house of
Micah,
and take
the graven image, the ephod, and
the teraphim
, and the molten image;
and
the priest saith
unto
them, `
What are ye
doing? '
“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? ”
and
they say
to
him ,
`Keep
silent,
lay
thy
hand on
thy
mouth ,
and go
with us ,
and be to
us
for
a father and for
a priest :
is it better thy
being
a priest to
the house of one man,
or thy
being
priest to
a tribe and to
a
family in Israel? '
So
the priest was
glad and took
the ephod, the household
idols
, and the graven image, and went
with
the people .
And
the heart
of
the
priest is
glad ,
and he
taketh
the ephod, and
the teraphim
, and the graven image, and goeth
into
the midst
of
the
people ,
Putting
their
small
children
, their
livestock
, and their
possessions
in
front
of
them
, they
turned
and departed
.
and
they
turn
and
go
, and
put
the
infants
, and the
cattle
, and the
baggage,
before
them
.
After
they were
some
distance
from Micah’s
house ,
the men in the houses near Micah’s
house mobilized
and overtook
the Danites.
They have
been
far
off
from the
house of
Micah
--
and
the men who
`are'
in the houses which
`are'
near the
house of
Micah
have
been
called
together,
and overtake
the sons
of
Dan,
When
they called
out
after
them
, the
Danites
turned
to
face
them
and said
to Micah, “
What is
the
matter
with
you
that you
have
called out
such
a
company
? ”
and
call
unto
the
sons
of
Dan,
and
they turn
round
their
faces
, and say
to Micah, `
What --
to
thee
that thou
hast
been
called together
? '
He replied
, “You
took
the
gods I had
made, and my
priest, and went
away.
What else
do
I
have
? How
can
you
say to
me, ‘
What is
the
matter
with
you?’”
And
he saith
, `My
gods which
I made ye
have
taken
, and the
priest, and ye
go;
and
what to
me
more
? and
what
`is'
this
ye
say unto
me, What --
to
thee!'
The Danites
said
to
him, “Do
not raise
your
voice against
us, or
angry
men will
attack
you, and you
and your
family
will
lose
your
lives.”
And
the sons
of
Dan
say
unto
him, `Let
not thy
voice be
heard
with
us, lest
men bitter
in
soul
fall
upon
you, and thou
hast
gathered
thy
life,
and the
life
of
thy
household;'
So
the Danites
went
on their way, and Micah turned
to
go
back
home,
because
he
saw
that they were
too
strong
for
him
.
and
the sons
of
Dan
go
on their way, and Micah seeth
that they are
stronger
than
he,
and
turneth,
and
goeth
back
unto
his
house
.
After
they had
taken Micah’s
idols
and his
priest, they
went
to
Laish, to
a tranquil
and
unsuspecting
people, and they
struck
them with
their
swords
and burned
down
the city .
And
they have
taken that
which
Micah
had
made,
and the
priest whom
he
had
, and
come
in
against
Laish, against
a people quiet
and
confident
, and smite
them by
the
mouth
of
the
sword,
and the city have
burnt
with
fire,
There was
no one
to
deliver
them
, because
the
city
was
far from Sidon
and had
no alliance
with anyone;
it was
in a
valley near
Beth-rehob .
And the
Danites
rebuilt
the city and lived
there.
and
there is
no deliverer
, for
it
`is'
far off
from Zidon,
and they
have
no word
with `any'
man,
and
it `is'
in the
valley which
`is'
by
Beth-Rehob ;
and they
build
the city ,
and dwell
in
it,
They
named
it
Dan, after
their
forefather
Dan, who was born to Israel —though
the city was
formerly
named
Laish
.
and
call
the
name
of
the
city
Dan, by
the
name
of
Dan their
father
, who was born to Israel ;
and
yet
Laish
`is'
the name
of
the
city at
the
first
.
The 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.
And
the sons
of
Dan
raise
up for themselves the
graven
image
, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh
, he
and his sons have
been
priests to
the tribe of the Danite,
till
the
day of the removal
of `
the people'
of
the
land.
So
they set
up
for themselves
Micah’s
graven image, and
it
was
there
the whole
time
the house of God was
in Shiloh.
And
they appoint
for them
the
graven image of
Micah
, which
he
had
made,
all
the days
of
the house of God being
in Shiloh.
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