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And the sonsוַ בְנֵיof Danדָןwentיֵּלְכוּon their way;לְדַרְכָּםand when Micahוַ מִיכָהsawיַּרְאthatכִּיtheyהֵמָּהwere strongerחֲזָקִיםthan he,מִמֶּנּוּhe turnedוַיִּפֶןand went backוַיָּשָׁבtoאֶלhis house.בֵּיתוֹ
Judges 18:26
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 18:26, word by word
- And 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- wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- on their wayדַרְכָּdarka
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darka” appears- and when 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- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- were strongerחֲזָקִיםchazakim
strong
Of great power or intensity: a hand, a wind or a famine no one can withstand.
Where else “chazakim” appears- he turnedיִּפֶןyifen
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifen” appears- and went backיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” 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
25And 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.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And they took what Micah had made, and the priest who had been his, and came upon Laish, upon a people at rest and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword, and the city they burned with fire.