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Judges 18:6-8
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Judges 18:6-8
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6 The priest said to them, “Go in peace. The Lord ·is pleased with [approves of; watches over] your journey.”
7 So the five men left. When they came to the city of Laish, they saw that the people there lived in safety, ·like [L according to the custom of] the people of Sidon. They ·thought they were safe [were quiet and secure/unsuspecting] and ·had plenty of everything [or no ruler was humiliating them]. They lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone else.
8 When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their ·relatives [brothers] asked them, “What did you find?”
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Judges 18:6-8
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Judges 18:6-8
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6 The priest answered them, “Go in peace(A). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
7 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]
8 When they returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their fellow Danites asked them, “How did you find things?”
Footnotes
- Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
- Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans
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