Judges 18 · Verse 6

Judges 18:6

And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
Judges 18:6, King James Version

Judges 18:6 in other translations

BSBAnd the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
WEBThe priest said to them, “Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before the LORD.”
ASVAnd the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.
YLTAnd the priest saith to them, ‘Go in peace; over-against Jehovah is your way in which ye go.'
DARBYAnd the priest said to them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way on which ye go.
BBEAnd the priest said to them, Go in peace: your way is guided by the Lord.
WebsterAnd the priest said to them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way in which ye go.

What does Judges 18:6 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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Judges 18:6 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.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לָהֶ֛םla.Hemto <the> them
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
לְכ֣וּle.KhugoH1980
לְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.Lomto peaceH7965
נֹ֣כַחNo.khach[is] beforeH5227
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
דַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.Khemway yourH1870
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
תֵּֽלְכוּ\־te.le.khu-you goH1980
בָֽהּ\׃\ \פVahin <the> it

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Cross references for Judges 18:6

  • 1 Kings 22:6

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • Psalms 33:18

    Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

  • 1 Kings 22:12

    And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand.

  • Jeremiah 23:32

    Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 23:21-22

    I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.

  • Deuteronomy 11:12

    A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

  • 1 Thessalonians 3:11

    Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.

  • 1 Kings 22:15

    So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Go in peace.
1Ki 22:6,12,15; Jer 23:21,22,32
before.
De 11:12; Ps 33:18; 1Th 3:11
the Lord.As the Levite uses the word Jehovah, and as the Danites succeeded according to the oracle delivered by him, some learned men are of opinion, that the worship established by Micah was not of an idolatrous kind.

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

Context

  • Judges 18:5

    And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

  • Judges 18:6

    And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.

  • Judges 18:7

    Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

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Judges 18:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el sacerdote les respondió: Id en paz, que vuestro viaje que hacéis es delante de Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le sacrificateur leur dit: Allez en paix, le chemin où vous marchez est devant l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Priester sprach zu ihnen: Ziehet hin in Frieden! Vor Jehova ist euer Weg, auf dem ihr ziehet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Qui respondit eis: Ite in pace: Dominus respicit viam vestram, et iter quo pergitis.