Study it in the app“They had gone some distance from the house of Micah, when the men who were in the houses that were near the house of Micah were summoned and overtook the sons of Dan.”
Theyהֵמָּהhad gone some distanceהִרְחִיקוּfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof Micah,מִיכָהwhen the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in the housesבַּבָּתִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere nearעִםthe houseבֵּיתof Micahמִיכָהwere summonedנִזְעֲקוּand overtookוַיַּדְבִּיקוּthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Dan.דָן
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “hirchiku” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appearsMicah
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” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearssummon
To call together.
Where else “nizaku” appearsovertake
To pursue someone closely, right behind, until catching up.
Where else “yadbiku” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsDan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appearsDan
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).
21So they turned and went, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.
22 · This verse (above)
23And they called out to the sons of Dan; and they turned their faces and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have been summoned?”
