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  18:1 ¶
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. |
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18:1 ¶
In those°
days°
[there was] no°
king°
in Israel:°
and in those°
days°
the tribe°
of the Danites°
sought°°
them an inheritance°
to dwell°
in;°°
for°
unto°
that°
day°
[all their] inheritance°
had not°
fallen°°
unto them among°
the tribes°
of Israel.° |
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18:2
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there. |
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18:2
And the children°
of Dan°
sent°°
of their family°°
five°
men°°
from their coasts,°°
men°°
of valour,°
from Zorah,°°
and from Eshtaol,°°
to spy°°
out°°
the land,°
and to search°°
it; and they said°°
unto°
them, Go,°°°
search°°°
the land:°
who when they came°°
to mount°
Ephraim,°
to°
the house°
of Micah,°
they lodged°°
there.° |
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18:3
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? |
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18:3
When they°
[were] by°
the house°
of Micah,°
they°
knew°°°
the voice°
of the young man°
the Levite:°
and they turned in°°
thither,°
and said°°
unto him, Who°
brought°°
thee hither?°
and what°
makest°°
thou°
in this°
[place]? and what°
hast thou here?° |
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18:4
And he said unto them, Thus and thus hath Micah dealt with me, and he hath hired me, and I am become his priest. |
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18:4
And he said°°
unto°
them, Thus°
and thus°
dealeth°°
Micah°
with me, and hath hired°°
me, and I am°
his priest.° |
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18:5
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. |
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18:5
And they said°°
unto him, Ask counsel,°°
we pray thee,°
of God,°
that we may know°°
whether our way°
which°
we°
go°°
shall be prosperous.°° |
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18:6
And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go. |
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18:6
And the priest°
said°°
unto them, Go°°°
in peace:°
before°
the LORD°
[is] your way°
wherein°
ye go.°°° |
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18:7 ¶
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man. |
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18:7 ¶
Then the five°
men°°
departed,°°°
and came°°
to Laish,°
and saw°°°
the people°
that°
[were] therein,°
how they dwelt°°
careless,°
after the manner°
of the Zidonians,°
quiet°°
and secure;°°
and [there was] no°
magistrate°°°
in the land,°
that might put [them] to shame°°
in [any] thing;°
and they°
[were] far°
from the Zidonians,°°
and had no°
business°
with°
[any] man.° |
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18:8
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye? |
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18:8
And they came°°
unto°
their brethren°
to Zorah°
and Eshtaol:°
and their brethren°
said°°
unto them, What°
[say] ye?° |
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18:9
And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land. |
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18:9
And they said,°°
Arise,°°
that we may go up°°
against°
them: for°
we have seen°°°
the land,°
and, behold,°
it [is] very°
good:°
and [are] ye°
still?°°
be not slothful°°°
to go,°°°
[and] to enter°°
to possess°°°
the land.° |
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18:10
When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth. |
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18:10
When ye go,°°
ye shall come°°
unto°
a people°
secure,°°
and to a large°
land:°
for°
God°
hath given°°
it into your hands;°
a place°
where°
[there is] no°
want°
of any°
thing°
that°
[is] in the earth.° |
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18:11 ¶
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war. |
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18:11 ¶
And there went°°
from thence°°
of the family°°
of the Danites,°
out of Zorah°°
and out of Eshtaol,°°
six°
hundred°
men°
appointed°°
with weapons°
of war.° |
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18:12
And they went up, and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan, unto this day; behold, it is behind Kiriath-jearim. |
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18:12
And they went up,°°
and pitched°°
in Kirjathjearim,°
in Judah:°
wherefore°°
they called°°
that°
place°
Mahanehdan°
unto°
this°
day:°
behold,°
[it is] behind°
Kirjathjearim.° |
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18:13
And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. |
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18:13
And they passed°°
thence°°
unto mount°
Ephraim,°
and came°°
unto°
the house°
of Micah.° |
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18:14 ¶
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. |
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18:14 ¶
Then answered°°
the five°
men°°
that went°°
to spy out°°°
the country°
of Laish,°
and said°°
unto°
their brethren,°
Do ye know°°
that°
there is°
in these°
houses°
an ephod,°
and teraphim,°
and a graven image,°
and a molten image?°
now°
therefore consider°°
what°
ye have to do.°° |
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18:15
And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. |
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18:15
And they turned°°
thitherward,°
and came°°
to°
the house°
of the young man°
the Levite,°
[even] unto the house°
of Micah,°
and saluted°°°
him. |
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18:16
And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate. |
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18:16
And the six°
hundred°
men°
appointed°°
with their weapons°
of war,°
which°
[were] of the children°°
of Dan,°
stood°°
by the entering°
of the gate.° |
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18:17
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war. |
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18:17
And the five°
men°°
that went°°°
to spy out°°°
the land°
went up,°°
[and] came in°°
thither,°
[and] took°°°
the graven image,°
and the ephod,°
and the teraphim,°
and the molten image:°
and the priest°
stood°°
in the entering°
of the gate°
with the six°
hundred°
men°
[that were] appointed°°
with weapons°
of war.° |
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18:18
And when these went into Micah's house, and fetched the graven image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What do ye? |
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18:18
And these°
went°°
into Micah's°
house,°
and fetched°°°
the carved image,°
the ephod,°
and the teraphim,°
and the molten image.°
Then said°°
the priest°
unto°
them, What°
do°°
ye?° |
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18:19
And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? |
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18:19
And they said°°
unto him, Hold thy peace,°°
lay°°
thine hand°
upon°
thy mouth,°
and go°°°
with°
us, and be°
to us°°
a father°
and a priest:°
[is it] better°
for thee to be°
a priest°
unto the house°
of one°
man,°
or°
that thou be°
a priest°
unto a tribe°
and a family°
in Israel?° |
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18:20
And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. |
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18:20
And the priest's°
heart°
was glad,°°
and he took°°°
the ephod,°
and the teraphim,°
and the graven image,°
and went°
in°°
the midst°
of the people.° |
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18:21
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them. |
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18:21
So they turned°°
and departed,°°°
and put°°°
the little ones°
and the cattle°
and the carriage°
before°
them. |
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18:22 ¶
When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. |
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18:22 ¶
[And] when they°
were a good way°°
from the house°°
of Micah,°
the men°°
that°
[were] in the houses°
near°
to Micah's°
house°
were gathered together,°°
and overtook°°°
the children°
of Dan.° |
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18:23
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? |
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18:23
And they cried°°
unto°
the children°
of Dan.°
And they turned°°
their faces,°
and said°°
unto Micah,°
What°
aileth thee, that°
thou comest with such a company?°° |
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18:24
And he said, ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and are gone away, and what have I more? and how then say ye unto me, What aileth thee? |
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18:24
And he said,°°
Ye have taken away°°°
my gods°
which°
I made,°°
and the priest,°
and ye are gone away:°°°
and what°
have I more?°
and what°
[is] this°
[that] ye say°°
unto°
me, What°
aileth thee? |
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18:25
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. |
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18:25
And the children°
of Dan°
said°°
unto°
him, Let not°
thy voice°
be heard°°
among°
us, lest°
angry°°
fellows°°
run°°
upon thee, and thou lose°°
thy life,°
with the lives°
of thy household.° |
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18:26
And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. |
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18:26
And the children°
of Dan°
went°°°
their way:°
and when Micah°
saw°°
that°
they°
[were] too strong°
for°
him, he turned°°
and went back°°
unto°
his house.° |
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18:27
And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire. |
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18:27
And they°
took°°°
[the things] which°
Micah°
had made,°°
and the priest°
which°
he had,°
and came°°
unto°
Laish,°
unto°
a people°
[that were] at quiet°°
and secure:°°
and they smote°°
them with the edge°
of the sword,°
and burnt°°
the city°
with fire.° |
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18:28
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein. |
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18:28
And [there was] no°
deliverer,°°
because°
it°
[was] far°
from Zidon,°°
and they had no°
business°
with°
[any] man;°
and it°
was in the valley°
that°
[lieth] by Bethrehob.°
And they built°°°
a city,°
and dwelt°°
therein. |
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18:29
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. |
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18:29
And they called°°
the name°
of the city°
Dan,°
after the name°
of Dan°
their father,°
who°
was born°°
unto Israel:°
howbeit°
the name°
of the city°
[was] Laish°
at the first.° |
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18:30 ¶
And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. |
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18:30 ¶
And the children°
of Dan°
set up°°°
the graven image:°
and Jonathan,°
the son°
of Gershom,°°
the son°
of Manasseh,°
he°
and his sons°
were°
priests°
to the tribe°
of Dan°
until°
the day°
of the captivity°°
of the land.° |
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18:31
So they set them up Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. |
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18:31
And they set them up°°°
Micah's°
graven image,°
which°
he made,°°
all°
the time°
that the house°
of God°
was°
in Shiloh.° |
