Judges 18:7

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Judges 18:7, word by word

So the fiveחֲמֵשֶׁתchameshet

five

Five.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to Laishלָיְשָׁlaysha

Laish

Laish: (1) a city in the far north that the Danites took and called Dan (Judges 18:29); (2) a man of Gallim, father of Palti (1 Samuel 25:44). The name means "lion."

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and they sawיִּרְאוּyiru

see

To see with one's eyes.

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the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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were in itקִרְבָּkirba

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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livingיוֹשֶׁבֶתyoshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in securityבֶטַחvetach

security, safely

Security, confidence; living "securely", without fear. Sometimes unsuspecting.

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after the mannerמִשְׁפַּטmishpat

custom

The usual practice, the way to do something.

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of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִיםtsidonim

Sidonian

Sidonian: an inhabitant of Sidon, a city on the coast north of Israel.

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at restשֹׁקֵטshoket

be at rest, be quiet

Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.

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and secureבֹטֵחַvoteach

be secure

To live at ease, without fear or suspicion.

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in the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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putting them to shameמַכְלִיםmachlim

be ashamed, humiliate

Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.

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in anythingדָּבָרdavar

thing

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

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no one possessingיוֹרֵשׁyoresh

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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authorityעֶצֶרetser

restraint, authority

Authority that holds others in check. The word appears only here and its sense is not certain.

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were farרְחֹקִיםrechokim

far

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

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anyoneאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

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Translation note

The phrase “no one possessing authority” translates two Hebrew words whose sense is difficult; the general idea is that no one troubled them or ruled over them.

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