Judges 18 · Verse 25

Judges 18:25

And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
Judges 18:25, King James Version

Judges 18:25 in other translations

BSBThe Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
WEBThe children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”
ASVAnd the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
YLTAnd the sons of Dan say unto him, ‘Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall upon you, and thou hast gathered thy life, and the life of thy household;'
DARBYAnd the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest men of exasperated spirit run upon you, and thou lose thy life and the lives of thy household.
BBEAnd the children of Dan said to him, Say no more, or men of bitter spirit may make an attack on you, causing loss of your life and the lives of your people.
WebsterAnd the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

What does Judges 18:25 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 And thou lose thy life - This was argumentum ad hominem; he must put up with the loss of his substance, or else lose his life! It was the mere language of a modern highwayman: Your life or your money.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Judges 18:25 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.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] descendants ofH1121
דָ֔ןDanDanH1835
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תַּשְׁמַ֥עtash.Ma'you make heardH8085
קוֹלְךָ֖kol.Chavoice yourH6963
עִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuwith usH5973
פֶּֽן\־pen-lestH6435
יִפְגְּע֣וּyif.ge.'Uthey should fallH6293
בָכֶ֗םva.Khemon <the> you
אֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimmenH582
מָ֣רֵיMa.reibitter ofH4751
נֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshappetiteH5315
וְאָסַפְתָּ֥הve.'a.saf.Tahand you will gatherH622
נַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.Khalife yourH5315
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] life ofH5315
בֵּיתֶֽךָ\׃bei.Te.khahousehold yourH1004

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

Cross references for Judges 18:25

  • Job 27:2

    As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

  • 1 Samuel 30:6

    And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

  • 2 Samuel 17:8

    For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

  • Job 3:5

    Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
angry. Heb. bitter of soul.
1Sa 30:6; 2Sa 17:8; Job 3:5; 27:2; *marg:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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?

  • Judges 18:25

    And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

  • Judges 18:26

    And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

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Judges 18:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los hijos de Dan le dijeron: No des voces tras nosotros, no sea que los de ánimo colérico os acometan, y pierdas también tu vida, y la vida de los tuyos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils de Dan lui dirent: Ne fais pas entendre ta voix au milieu de nous, de peur que des hommes exaspérés ne se jettent sur vous, et que tu n’y perdes ta vie et la vie de ta maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber die Kinder Dan sprachen zu ihm: Laß deine Stimme nicht bei uns hören, damit nicht Männer heftigen Gemütes über euch herfallen, und du dich und dein Haus ums Leben bringest!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixeruntque ei filii Dan: Cave ne ultra loquaris ad nos, et veniant ad te viri animo concitati, et ipse cum omni domo tua pereas.