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Contemporary English Version

Judges 18:8

The five men went back to Zorah and Eshtaol, where their relatives asked, "Did you find any land?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Eshtaol;   Jonathan;   Reconnoissance;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dan, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Eshtaol;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zorah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Eshtaol;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Israel;   Micah, Micaiah;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Eshtaol ;   Jonathan ;   Zorah, Zareah, Zoreah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Esh'taol;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jonathan (1);   Micah (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the men went back to their relatives at Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, “What did you find out?”
Hebrew Names Version
They came to their brothers to Tzor`ah and Eshta'ol: and their brothers said to them, What [say] you?
King James Version
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
Lexham English Bible
They came to their relatives at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their relatives said to them, "What do you report?"
English Standard Version
And when they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, "What do you report?"
New Century Version
When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, "What did you find?"
New English Translation
When the Danites returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen asked them, "How did it go?"
Amplified Bible
The five men came back [home] to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, "What do you have to report?"
New American Standard Bible
When they came back to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, "What do you say?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they came againe vnto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren saide vnto them, What haue ye done?
Legacy Standard Bible
En toe hulle by hul broers kom in Sórea en Estáol, sê hul broers vir hulle: Wat sê julle?
Complete Jewish Bible
When they returned to their kinsmen in Tzor‘ah and Eshta'ol, they asked them what they had to report.
Darby Translation
—And they came to their brethren at Zoreah and Eshtaol. And their brethren said to them, What [say] ye?
Easy-to-Read Version
The five men went back to the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, "What did you learn?"
George Lamsa Translation
And they came back to their brethren at Zedah and Eshtaol; and their brethren said to them, Whence did you come?
Good News Translation
When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, the people asked them what they had found out.
Literal Translation
And they came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to them, What did you do?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they came to their brethre to Zarga and Esthaol. And their brethren saide vnto them: How is it wt you?
American Standard Version
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
Bible in Basic English
So they came back to their brothers in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brothers said to them, What news have you?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they came agayne vnto their brethren to Zaraah and Esthaol, and their brethren sayde vnto them: What haue ye done?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brethren said unto them: 'What say ye?'
King James Version (1611)
And they came vnto their brethren to Zorah, and Eshtaol: and their brethren said vnto them, What say yee?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the five men came to their brethren to Saraa and Esthaol, and said to their brethren, Why sit ye here idle?
English Revised Version
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
Berean Standard Bible
When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, "What did you find?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei turneden ayen to her britheren in Saraa and Escahol; and thei answeriden to `britheren axynge what thei hadden do,
Young's Literal Translation
And they come in unto their brethren, at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren say to them, `What -- ye?'
Update Bible Version
And they came to their brothers to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brothers said to them, What [say] you?
Webster's Bible Translation
And they came to their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said to them, What [say] ye?
World English Bible
They came to their brothers to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brothers said to them, What [say] you?
New King James Version
Then the spies came back to their brethren at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, "What is your report?"
New Living Translation
When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, "What did you find?"
New Life Bible
The five men returned to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol. Their brothers said to them, "What do you have to say?"
New Revised Standard
When they came to their kinsfolk at Zorah and Eshtaol, they said to them, "What do you report?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they came unto their brethren, in Zorah and Eshtaol, - and their brethren said unto them - Why are ye minded to do nothing?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they returned to their brethren in Saraa and Esthaol, who asked them what they had done: to whom they answered:
Revised Standard Version
And when they came to their brethren at Zorah and Esh'ta-ol, their brethren said to them, "What do you report?"
THE MESSAGE
When they got back to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked, "So, how did you find things?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they came back to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers said to them, "What do you report?"

Contextual Overview

7 The five men left and went to the town of Laish, whose people were from Sidon, but Sidon was too far away to protect them. Even though their town had no walls, the people thought they were safe from attack. So they had not asked anyone else for protection, which meant that the tribe of Dan could easily take over Laish. 8 The five men went back to Zorah and Eshtaol, where their relatives asked, "Did you find any land?" 9"Let's go!" the five men said. "We saw some very good land with enough room for all of us, and it has everything we will ever need. What are you waiting for? Let's attack and take it. You'll find that the people think they're safe, but God is giving the land to us." 11 Six hundred men from the tribe of Dan strapped on their weapons and left Zorah and Eshtaol with their families. 12 One night they camped near Kiriath-Jearim in the territory of Judah, and that's why the place just west of Kiriath-Jearim is still known as Dan's Camp. 13 Then they went into the hill country of Ephraim. When they came close to Micah's house,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zorah and Eshtaol: Judges 18:2, Judges 18:11, Judges 13:2, Judges 16:31

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:3 - to search

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But Lot kept insisting, until they finally agreed and went home with him. He baked some bread, cooked a meal, and they ate.
Deuteronomy 32:14
Your flocks and herds produced milk and yogurt, and you got choice meat from your sheep and goats that grazed in Bashan. Your wheat was the finest, and you drank the best wine.
Judges 5:25
Sisera asked for water, but Jael gave him milk— cream in a fancy cup.
Judges 13:15
"Please," Manoah said, "stay here with us for just a little while, and we'll fix a young goat for you to eat."
Nehemiah 12:44
On that same day, some leaders were appointed to be responsible for the safekeeping of gifts for the temple and to be in charge of receiving the first part of the harvest and the ten percent of the crops and livestock that was offered to God. These same leaders also collected the part of crops that the Law of Moses taught was to be given to the Levites. Everyone was pleased with the work of the priests and Levites,
Luke 12:37
Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you that he will get ready and have his servants sit down so he can serve them.
Luke 17:8
No, you wouldn't say that. You would say, "Fix me something to eat. Get ready to serve me, so I can have my meal. Then later on you can eat and drink."
Luke 24:30
After Jesus sat down to eat, he took some bread. He blessed it and broke it. Then he gave it to them.
Luke 24:43
He took it and ate it as they watched.
John 12:2
A meal had been prepared for Jesus. Martha was doing the serving, and Lazarus himself was there.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol,.... After they had well viewed the city, and made their remarks on the inhabitants of it, the condition and circumstances in which they were, and took notice of the goodness of the land about it, they returned to their brethren that sent them, particularly those that dwelt at the two places mentioned:

and their brethren said unto them, what say ye? what tidings do you bring? what account of the place and country where you have been?


 
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