Judges 18:29
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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.They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
In other translations
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.They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרְאוּvaiyikre'uand they calledH7121שֵׁם־shem-[the] name ofH8034הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892דָּןdanDanH1835בְּשֵׁםbeshemby [the] name ofH8034דָּןdanDanH1835אֲבִיהֶם'avihemancestor theirH1אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834יוּלַּדyuladhe was bornH3205לְיִשְׂרָאֵלleyisra'elto IsraelH3478וְאוּלָםve'ulamand butH199לַיִשׁlayish[was] LaishH3919שֵׁם־shem-[the] name ofH8034הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892לָרִאשֹׁנָה׃larishonahto the former [time]H7223
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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.)
- 1 Kings 15:20So Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–beth–maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
- Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
- 1 Kings 12:29-3029 And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.29 One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
- Genesis 30:6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
- Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
- 2 Samuel 17:11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Dan