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And they called outוַיִּקְרְאוּtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Dan;דָןand they turnedוַיַּסֵּבּוּtheir facesפְּנֵיהֶםand saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto Micah,לְמִיכָה“Whatמַהis the matter with youלְּךָthatכִּיyou have been summoned?”נִזְעָקְתָּ
Judges 18:23
Study it in the app“And 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?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:23, word by word
- And they called outיִּקְרְאוּyikru
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikru” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- and they turnedיַּסֵּבּוּyasebu
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “yasebu” appears- their facesפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- to 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- you have been summonedנִזְעָקְתָּnizakta
summon
To call together.
Where else “nizakta” 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
22They 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.
23 · This verse (above)
24And he said, “My gods that I made you have taken, and the priest, and gone away; and what do I have left? And what is this you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’”