So the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Danדָןsentיִּשְׁלְחוּfrom their familyמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּםfiveחֲמִשָּׁהmenאֲנָשִׁיםfrom their whole number,מִקְצוֹתָםmenאֲנָשִׁיםof valor,בְּנֵי חַיִלfrom Zorahמִצָּרְעָהand from Eshtaol,וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹלto spy outלְרַגֵּלthe landאֶת הָאָרֶץand to explore it.וּלְחָקְרָהּAnd they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Go,לְכוּexploreחִקְרוּthe land.”אֶת הָאָרֶץAnd they cameוַיָּבֹאוּto the hill countryהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםas far asעַדthe houseבֵּיתof Micah,מִיכָהand spent the nightוַיָּלִינוּthere.שָׁם
Judges 18:2
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:2, word by word
- So the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” 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
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).
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?”