Judges 18 · Verse 2

Judges 18:2

And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges 18:2, King James Version

Judges 18:2 in other translations

BSBSo the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
WEBThe children of Dan sent five men of their family from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land!” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
ASVAnd the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
YLTAnd the sons of Dan send, out of their family, five men of them, men, sons of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to traverse the land, and to search it, and they say unto them, ‘Go, search the land;' and they come into the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodge there.
DARBYAnd the children of Dan sent of their family five men of their whole number, men of valour, from Zoreah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to examine it; and they said to them, Go, examine the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
BBESo the children of Dan sent five men from among their number, strong men, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to take a look at the land and make a search through it; and they said to them, Go and make a search through the land; and they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, where they made a stop for the night.
WebsterAnd the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their borders, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to explore the land, and to search it; and they said to them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

What does Judges 18:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 18:1-6

Jud 18:1-26. The Danites Seek Out an Inheritance. 1-6. In those days ... the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in--The Danites had a territory assigned them as well as the other tribes. But either through indolence, or a lack of energy, they did not acquire the full possession of their allotment, but suffered a considerable portion of it to be wrested out of their hands by the encroachments of their…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Five men - men of valor - The Hebrew word חיל chayil has been applied to personal prowess, to mental energy, and to earthly possessions. They sent those in whose courage, judgment, and prudence, they could safely confide.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 18:2 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.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּvai.yish.le.Chuand they sentH7971
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
דָ֣ן\׀danDanH1835
מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡םmi.mish.pach.Tamfrom tribe theirH4940
חֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahfiveH2568
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
מִקְצוֹתָם֩mik.tzo.Tamfrom ends theirH7098
אֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-sons ofH1121
חַ֜יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
מִצָּרְעָ֣הmi.tza.re.'Ahfrom ZorahH6881
וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗לu.me.'esh.ta.'Oland from EshtaolH847
לְרַגֵּ֤לle.ra.Gelto spy outH7270
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776
וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּu.le.cha.ke.Rahand to explore itH2713
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
לְכ֖וּle.KhugoH1980
חִקְר֣וּchik.RuexploreH2713
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
הַר\־har-[the] hill country ofH2022
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
מִיכָ֔הmi.KhahMicahH4318
וַיָּלִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Li.nuand they spent [the] nightH3885
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

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Cross references for Judges 18:2

  • Judges 13:25

    And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

  • Joshua 2:1

    And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot’s house, named Rahab, and lodged there.

  • Judges 18:11

    And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.

  • Numbers 13:17

    And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:

  • Judges 18:8

    And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

  • Judges 13:2

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

  • Judges 19:18

    And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth–lehem–judah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Beth–lehem–judah, but I am now going to the house of the Lord; and there is no man that receiveth me to house.

  • Judges 16:31-17:1

    Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.

  • Proverbs 20:18

    Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

  • Joshua 17:15-18

    And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth–shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only: But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong.

  • Genesis 42:9

    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

  • Luke 14:31

    Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
men. Heb. sons. Zorah.
8,11; 13:2,25; 16:31; Ge 42:9; Jos 19:41
to spy.
Nu 13:17; Jos 2:1; Pr 20:18; Lu 14:31
mount.
17:1; 19:1,18; Jos 17:15-18

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Context

  • Judges 18:1

    In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

  • Judges 18:2

    And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

  • Judges 18:3

    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?

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Judges 18:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y los hijos de Dan enviaron de su tribu cinco hombres de sus términos, hombres valientes, de Sora y Esthaol, para que reconociesen y explorasen bien la tierra; y dijéronles: Id y reconoced la tierra. Estos vinieron al monte de Ephraim, hasta la casa de Michâs, y allí posaron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les fils de Dan envoyèrent de Tsorha et d’Eshtaol cinq hommes de leur famille, pris d’entre eux tous, des hommes vaillants, pour explorer le pays et le reconnaître; et ils leur dirent: Allez, reconnaissez le pays. Et ils vinrent à la montagne d’Éphraïm, jusqu’à la maison de Michée, et ils y passèrent la nuit.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Kinder Dan sandten fünf Männer aus ihrem Geschlecht, aus ihrer Gesamtheit, tapfere Männer, aus Zorha und aus Eschtaol, um das Land auszukundschaften und es zu erforschen; und sie sprachen zu ihnen: Gehet hin, erforschet das Land. Und sie kamen in das Gebirge Ephraim bis zum Hause Michas, und sie übernachteten daselbst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Miserunt ergo filii Dan stirpis et familiæ suæ quinque viros fortissimos de Saraa et Esthaol, ut explorarent terram, et diligenter inspicerent: dixeruntque eis: Ite, et considerate terram. Qui cum pergentes venissent in montem Ephraim, et intrassent domum Michæ, requieverunt ibi: