Judges 18:27
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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.After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
In other translations
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.After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
Hebrew words
וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992לָקְחוּlakechuthey tookH3947אֵת'et<obj.>H853אֲשֶׁר־'asher-[that] whichH834עָשָׂה'asahhe had madeH6213מִיכָהmikhahMicahH4318וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834הָיָה־hayah-he belongedH1961לוֹloto <the> himוַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935עַל־'al-toH5921לַיִשׁlayishLaishH3919עַל־'al-toH5921עַם'ama peopleH5971שֹׁקֵטshoketat peaceH8252וּבֹטֵחַuvoteachand secureH982וַיַּכּוּvaiyakuand they struckH5221אוֹתָם'otam<obj.> themH853לְפִי־lefi-to [the] mouth ofH6310חָרֶבcharev[the] swordH2719וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892שָׂרְפוּsarefuthey burnedH8313בָאֵשׁ׃va'eshwith <the> fireH784
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Joshua 19:47And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)
- Judges 18:7Then 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.So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.
- Judges 18:10When 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.When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”
- Joshua 11:11And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.
- Deuteronomy 33:22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion’s whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
People: Micah
Places: Dan