And the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Danדָןsaidיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“Do notאַלlet your voiceקוֹלְךָbe heardתַּשְׁמַעamong us,עִמָּנוּorפֶּןmenאֲנָשִׁיםbitterמָרֵיof soulנֶפֶשׁwill attackיִפְגְּעוּyou,בָכֶםand you will loseוְאָסַפְתָּהyour lifeנַפְשְׁךָand the livesוְנֶפֶשׁof your household.”בֵּיתֶךָ
Judges 18:25
Study it in the app“And the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or men bitter of soul will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:25, word by word
- And 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- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- let your voiceקוֹלְkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- be heardתַּשְׁמַעtashma
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “tashma” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- bitterמָרֵיmare
bitterness
Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.
Where else “mare” appears- of soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appears- will attackיִפְגְּעוּyifgu
fall upon
To fall on someone to wound or kill him.
Where else “yifgu” appears- and you will loseאָסַפְתָּהasafta
withdraw
To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.
Where else “asafta” appears- of your householdבֵּיתֶbete
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bete” 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
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?’”
25 · This verse (above)
26And the sons of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he turned and went back to his house.