Judges 18:2

“So the sons of Dan sent from their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, as far as the house of Micah, and spent the night there.”

Judges 18:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 18:2, word by word

So the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
sentיִּשְׁלְחוּyishlchu

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “yishlchu” appears
from their familyמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּmishpachta

family

A group of relatives within a tribe.

Where else “mishpachta” appears
fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
from their whole numberקְצוֹתָketsota

all

All those who make up a group, taken from among them.

Where else “ketsota” appears
of valorחַיִלchayil

valor

Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.

Where else “chayil” appears
from Zorahצָּרְעָהtsara

Zorah

Zorah: a town of the Shephelah, between Judah and Dan; Samson came from there (Judges 13:2).

Where else “tsara” appears
and from Eshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹלeshtaol

Eshtaol

Eshtaol: a town of the Shephelah, between Judah and Dan.

Where else “eshtaol” appears
to spy outרַגֵּלragel

spy

To go through a land secretly to learn about it; the scouts.

Where else “ragel” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
and to explore itחָקְרָchakra

search out, examine

Search out: examine something thoroughly.

Where else “chakra” appears
And they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomru” appears
“Goלְכוּlechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechu” appears
And they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavou” appears
to the hill countryהַרhar

hill country

A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.

Where else “har” appears
of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim

Ephraim

Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".

Where else “efrayim” appears
the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

Where else “bet” appears
of Micahמִיכָהmicha

Micah

Micah: short form of the name "Micaiah" ("who is like YHWH?"). Several people bear it: the man from the hill country of Ephraim (Judges 17-18) and, centuries later, the prophet Micah.

Where else “micha” appears
and spent the nightיָּלִינוּyalinu

spend the night

To stay in a place through the night, to sleep or to keep watch.

Where else “yalinu” appears

Places in this verse

Dan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Judges 18:29Genesis 14:141 Kings 12:29Judges 20:1

The context

1In those days there was no king in Israel; and in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking for itself an inheritance to live in, for until that day land had not fallen to it as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

2 · This verse (above)

3They were near the house of Micah, and they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? And what are you doing in this place? And what is there for you here?”

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