Judges 18 · Verse 14

Judges 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.
Judges 18:14, King James Version

Judges 18:14 in other translations

BSBThen the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
WEBThen the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brothers, “Do you know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a carved image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you have to do.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say unto their brethren, ‘Have ye known that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and graven image, and molten image? and now, know what ye do.'
DARBYThen the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Laish spoke and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? And now ye know what to do.
BBEThen the five men who had gone to make a search through the country of Laish, said to their brothers, Have you knowledge that in these houses there is an ephod and family gods and a pictured image and a metal image? So now you see what to do.
WebsterThen answered the five men that went to explore the country of Laish, and said to 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.

What does Judges 18:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 18:11-21

11-21. there went from thence of the family of the Danites ... six hundred men--This was the collective number of the men who were equipped with arms to carry out this expeditionary enterprise, without including the families and furniture of the emigrants (Jud 18:21). Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Consider what ye have to do - They probably had formed the design to carry off the priest and his sacred utensils.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 18:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answeredH6030
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shet[the] fiveH2568
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
הַהֹלְכִים֮ha.ho.le.Khimwho had goneH1980
לְרַגֵּל֮le.ra.Gelto spy outH7270
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
לַיִשׁ֒la.YishLaishH3919
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם'a.chei.Hembrothers theirH251
הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗םhay.da'.Tem¿ do you knowH3045
כִּ֠יkithatH3588
יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426
בַּבָּתִּ֤יםba.ba.Timin the housesH1004
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֵפ֣וֹד'e.Fod[are] an ephodH646
וּתְרָפִ֔יםu.te.ra.Fimand teraphimH8655
וּפֶ֖סֶלu.Fe.seland a carved imageH6459
וּמַסֵּכָ֑הu.ma.se.Khahand a molten imageH4541
וְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
דְּע֥וּde.'UconsiderH3045
מַֽה\־mah-what?H4100
תַּעֲשֽׂוּ\׃ta.'a.Suwill you doH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 18:14

  • Judges 17:5

    And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

  • Proverbs 19:27

    Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Judges 18:3-4

    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? And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

  • 1 Samuel 14:28

    Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.

  • Isaiah 8:19-20

    And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then.
1Sa 14:28
in these.
3,4; 17:5
now therefore.
Pr 19:27; Isa 8:19,20

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Context

  • Judges 18:13

    And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

  • Judges 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.

  • Judges 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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Judges 18:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces aquellos cinco hombres que habían ido á reconocer la tierra de Lais, dijeron á sus hermanos: ¿No sabéis como en estas casas hay ephod y teraphim, é imagen de talla y de fundición? Mirad pues lo que habéis de hacer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les cinq hommes qui étaient allés pour explorer le pays de Laïs, prirent la parole et dirent à leurs frères: Savez-vous qu’il y a dans ces maisons un éphod, et des théraphim, et une image taillée, et une image de fonte? Et maintenant vous savez ce que vous avez à faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da hoben die fünf Männer an, welche gegangen waren, das Land Lais auszukundschaften, und sprachen zu ihren Brüdern: Wisset ihr, daß in diesen Häusern Ephod und Teraphim und ein geschnitztes Bild und ein gegossenes Bild sind? Und nun wisset, was ihr tun wollt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dixerunt quinque viri, qui prius missi fuerant ad considerandam terram Lais, ceteris fratribus suis: Nostis quod in domibus istis sit ephod, et theraphim, et sculptile, atque conflatile: videte quid vobis placeat.