Judges 18 · Verse 3

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?
Judges 18:3, King James Version

Judges 18:3 in other translations

BSBAnd while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
WEBWhen they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; so they went over there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What do you do in this place? What do you have here?”
ASVWhen they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
YLTThey are with the household of Micah, and they have discerned the voice of the young man, the Levite, and turn aside there, and say to him, ‘Who hath brought thee hither? and what art thou doing in this place? and what to thee here?'
DARBYWhen they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
BBEWhen they were near the house of Micah, hearing a voice which was not strange to them, that of the young Levite, they went out of their road to his place, and said to him, How did you come here? and what are you doing in this place? and why are you here?
WebsterWhen they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?

What does Judges 18:3 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 3 They knew the voice of the young man - They knew, by his dialect or mode of pronunciation, that he was not an Ephraimite. We have already seen (Jdg 12:6 (note)) that the Ephraimites could not pronounce certain letters.

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Judges 18:3 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.

הֵ֚מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
עִם\־'im-[were] nearH5973
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
מִיכָ֔הmi.KhahMicahH4318
וְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992
הִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruthey recognizedH5234
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
ק֥וֹלKol[the] voice ofH6963
הַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arthe young manH5288
הַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.Vithe LeviteH3881
וַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruand they turned asideH5493
שָׁ֗םShamthereH8033
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
מִֽי\־mi-who?H4310
הֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.Khadid he bring youH935
הֲלֹ֔םha.LomhereH1988
וּמָֽה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tah[are] youH859
עֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehdoingH6213
בָּזֶ֖הba.Zehin this [place]H2088
וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
לְּךָ֥le.Kha[belongs] to <the> you
פֹֽה\׃FohhereH6311

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Cross references for Judges 18:3

  • Genesis 27:22

    And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

  • Matthew 26:73

    And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

  • Judges 12:6

    Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

  • Isaiah 22:16

    What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they knew.They knew by his dialect or mode of pronunciation, that he was not an Ephraimite: see the parallel texts.
12:6; Ge 27:22; Mt 26:73
and what hast.
Isa 22:16

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Context

  • 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?

  • Judges 18:4

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

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Judges 18:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como estaban cerca de la casa de Michâs, reconocieron la voz del joven Levita; y llegándose allá, dijéronle: ¿Quién te ha traído por acá? ¿y qué haces aquí? ¿y qué tienes tú por aquí?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Comme ils étaient près de la maison de Michée, ils reconnurent la voix du jeune homme, du Lévite; et ils entrèrent là, et lui dirent: Qui t’a amené ici, et que fais-tu par ici, et qu’as-tu ici?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Als sie beim Hause Michas waren, erkannten sie die Stimme des Jünglings, des Leviten, und sie wandten sich dahin und sprachen zu ihm: Wer hat dich hierhergebracht, und was tust du hier, und was hast du hier?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et agnoscentes vocem adolescentis Levitæ, utentesque illius diversorio, dixerunt ad eum: Quis te huc adducit? quid hic agis? quam ob causam huc venire voluisti?