Judges 18:28

“And there was no deliverer, for it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs to Beth-rehob. And they built the city and lived in it.”

Judges 18:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 18:28, word by word

delivererמַצִּילmatsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “matsil” appears
was farרְחוֹקָהrechoka

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

Where else “rechoka” appears
from Sidonצִּידוֹןtsidon

Sidon

See it on the mapWhere else “tsidon” appears
dealingsדָבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
anyoneאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

Where else “adam” appears
was in the valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

Where else “emek” appears
belongs to Beth-rehobבֵיתvet

Beth-rehob

Beth-rehob, a place in the far north of the land, near Dan. The name means "house of the open square" or "wide house."

Where else “vet” appears
And they builtיִּבְנוּyivnu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

Where else “yivnu” appears
the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “ir” appears
and livedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yeshvu” appears

Places in this verse

Sidon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Sidon

    Today: Sidon (Saida), Lebanon

    A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, north of Tyre.

    Ahab's wife Jezebel was the daughter of the king of Sidon (1 Kgs 16:31). Jesus said Sidon would have changed its mind had it seen his miracles (Luke 10:13).

    Genesis 10:191 Kings 17:9Isaiah 23:2Ezekiel 28:21

The context

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.

28 · This verse (above)

29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; but Laish was the name of the city formerly.

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