Judges 18 · Verse 23

Judges 18:23

And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
Judges 18:23, King James Version

Judges 18:23 in other translations

BSBWhen they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
WEBAs they called to the children of Dan, they turned their faces, and said to Micah, “What ails you, that you come with such a company?”
ASVAnd they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
YLTand call unto the sons of Dan, and they turn round their faces, and say to Micah, ‘What--to thee that thou hast been called together?'
DARBYAnd they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
BBECrying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?
WebsterAnd they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

What does Judges 18:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 18:22-26

22-26. the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together--The robbers of the chapel being soon detected, a hot pursuit was forthwith commenced by Micah, at the head of a considerable body of followers. The readiness with which they joined in the attempt to recover the stolen articles affords a presumption that the advantages of the chapel had been open to all in the neighborhood; and the…

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Judges 18:23 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'Uand they called outH7121
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
דָ֔ןDanDanH1835
וַיַּסֵּ֖בּוּvai.yas.Se.buand they turned roundH5437
פְּנֵיהֶ֑םpe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
לְמִיכָ֔הle.mi.Khahto MicahH4318
מַה\־mah-what?H4100
לְּךָ֖le.Kha[is that] to you
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
נִזְעָֽקְתָּ\׃niz.'A.ke.tayou have been called togetherH2199

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

Cross references for Judges 18:23

  • Genesis 21:17

    And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  • Psalms 114:5

    What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?

  • 2 Samuel 14:5

    And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

  • Isaiah 22:1

    The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

  • 1 Samuel 11:5

    And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

  • 2 Kings 6:28

    And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
What aileth.
Ge 21:17; 1Sa 11:5; 2Sa 14:5; 2Ki 6:28; Ps 114:5; Isa 22:1
comest. Heb. art gathered together.

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Context

  • Judges 18:22

    And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah’s house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

  • Judges 18:23

    And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

  • Judges 18:24

    And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

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Judges 18:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dando voces á los de Dan, éstos volvieron sus rostros, y dijeron á Michâs: ¿Qué tienes que has juntado gente?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils crièrent aux fils de Dan; et eux tournèrent leurs visages, et dirent à Michée: Qu’as-tu, que tu aies rassemblé ces gens?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie riefen den Kindern Dan zu; und diese wandten ihr Angesicht um und sprachen zu Micha: Was ist dir, daß du dich versammelt hast?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et post tergum clamare cœperunt. Qui cum respexissent, dixerunt ad Micham: Quid tibi vis? cur clamas?