Judges 18 · Verse 15

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.
Judges 18:15, King James Version

Judges 18:15 in other translations

BSBSo they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
WEBThey went over there and came to the house of the young Levite man, even to the house of Micah, and asked him how he was doing.
ASVAnd they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
YLTAnd they turn aside thither, and come in unto the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare, --
DARBYAnd they turned thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and inquired after his welfare.
BBEAnd turning from their road they came to the house of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and said to him, Is it well with you?
WebsterAnd they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even to the house of Micah, and saluted him.

What does Judges 18:15 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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Judges 18:15 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruand they turned asideH5493
שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahthere <towards>H8033
וַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arthe young manH5288
הַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.Vithe LeviteH3881
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
מִיכָ֑הmi.KhahMicahH4318
וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ\־vai.yish.'a.lu-and they askedH7592
ל֖וֹloof <the> him
לְשָׁלֽוֹם\׃le.sha.Lomto welfareH7965

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

Cross references for Judges 18:15

  • Genesis 43:27

    And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

  • John 14:27

    Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

  • 2 Kings 4:26

    Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well.

  • 1 Samuel 17:22

    And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

  • Luke 10:4-6

    Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

  • Genesis 37:14

    And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

  • Matthew 10:12-13

    And when ye come into an house, salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
saluted him. Heb. asked him of peace.
Ge 37:14; 43:27; 1Sa 17:22; *marg:
2Ki 4:26; Mt 10:12,13; Lu 10:4-6; Joh 14:27

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Context

  • 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.

  • Judges 18:16

    And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

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Judges 18:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llegándose allá, vinieron á la casa del joven Levita en casa de Michâs, y preguntáronle cómo estaba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils se détournèrent vers ce lieu-là, et entrèrent dans la maison du jeune homme, du Lévite, la maison de Michée, et ils le saluèrent.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie wandten sich dahin und traten in das Haus des Jünglings, des Leviten, das Haus Michas, und fragten ihn nach seinem Wohlergehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et cum paululum declinassent, ingressi sunt domum adolescentis Levitæ, qui erat in domo Michæ: salutaveruntque eum verbis pacificis.