Study it in the app“And the territory of the sons of Dan slipped out of their hands; and the sons of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and took possession of it and lived in it; and they called Leshem Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
And the territoryוַ גְבוּלof the sonsבְּנֵיof Danדָןslippedיֵּצֵאout of their hands;מֵהֶםand the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Danדָןwent upיַּעֲלוּand foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמוּagainstעִםLeshem,לֶשֶׁםand took it,וַיִּלְכְּדוּ אוֹתָהּand struck itוַיַּכּוּ אוֹתָהּwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חֶרֶבand took possession of itוַיִּרְשׁוּ אוֹתָהּand livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin it;בָהּand they calledוַיִּקְרְאוּLeshemלְלֶשֶׁםDan,דָּןafter the nameכְּשֵׁםof Danדָּןtheir father.אֲבִיהֶם
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevul” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsDan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachamu” appearsLeshem
Leshem: a city of the north that the sons of Dan took and named Dan; in Judges 18 it is called Laish.
Where else “leshem” appearscapture
To conquer a city or seize someone.
Where else “yilkdu” appearsdefeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appearsedge
Literally "the mouth of the sword": the part that cuts.
Where else “fi” appearssword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appearspossess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yirshu” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikru” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appearsIt is told in detail in Judges 18, where the city is called Laish.
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
46Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory opposite Joppa.
47 · This verse (above)
48This is the inheritance of the tribe of the sons of Dan according to their families: these cities with their villages.
