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The priest said to them, “Go in peace. The way you are going is approved by the Lord.”

So the five men continued their journey until they arrived at Laish. They saw that the people there were living in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was no one to disturb them or oppress them.[a] They were far removed from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone else.[b]

Then the five spies returned to their fellow tribesmen[c] at Zorah and Eshtaol. Their brothers said to them, “What do you think?”

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  1. Judges 18:7 The meaning of this sentence is uncertain.
  2. Judges 18:7 Or, following the Greek Old Testament, with Aram
  3. Judges 18:8 Literally their brothers

The priest answered them, “Go in peace(A). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”

So the five men(B) left and came to Laish,(C) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(D) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(E) and had no relationship with anyone else.[b]

When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  2. Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans