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Good News Translation
Judges 18:5
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Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God for us to determine if we will have a successful journey.”
They said to him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
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.
And they said to him, "Please inquire of God that we may know whether our journey that we are going on will be successful."
And they said to him, "Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."
They said to him, "Please ask God if our journey will be successful."
They said to him, "Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission."
And they said to him, "Please ask of God, so that we may know whether our journey on which we are going will be successful."
Then they said to him, "Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether our way on which we are going will be successful."
Againe they said vnto him, Aske counsell nowe of God, that we may knowe whether the way which we goe, shalbe prosperous.
Toe vra hulle hom: Raadpleeg God tog, dat ons kan weet of ons pad waarop ons reis, voorspoedig sal wees.
"Please talk to God for us," the men said. "Ask God if we will be successful in what we are trying to do."
They said to him, "Please ask God whether our journey will be successful."
And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we go shall be prosperous.
So they said to him, "Please ask God if our search for a place to live will be successful."
And they said to him, Inquire for us of God, that we may know whether the errand for which we go shall prosper.
And they said to him, Please ask of God and we will know whether our way in which we are going will be prosperous.
They sayde vnto him: O axe at God, yt we maye perceaue, whether oure iourney which we go, shal prospere well or not.
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.
Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.
And they sayd vnto hym agayne: Aske counsell now of God, that we may knowe whether the way which we go shalbe prousperous, or no.
And they said unto him: 'Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we are going shall be prosperous.'
And they sayd vnto him, Aske counsell, we pray thee, of God, that we may know, whether our way which we goe, shall be prosperous.
And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we shall know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.
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.
Then they said to him, "Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey."
Forsothe thei preieden hym, that he schulde counsele the Lord, and thei myyten wite, whether thei yeden in weie of prosperite, and the thing schulde haue effect.
And they say to him, `Ask, we pray thee, at God, and we know whether our way is prosperous on which we are going.'
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
They said to him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
So they said to him, "Please inquire of God, that we may know whether the journey on which we go will be prosperous."
Then they said, "Ask God whether or not our journey will be successful."
They said to him, "We beg you to ask God if all will go well for us as we travel."
Then they said to him, "Inquire of God that we may know whether the mission we are undertaking will succeed."
So they said unto him - Ask of God, we pray thee, - that we may know whether the journey on which we are going shall have good success.
Then they desired him to consult the Lord, that they might know whether their journey should be prosperous, and the thing should have effect.
And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."
They said, "Oh, good—inquire of God for us. Find out whether our mission will be a success."
They said to him, "Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether our way on which we are going will be prosperous."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ask counsel: 1 Kings 22:5, 2 Kings 16:15, Isaiah 30:1, Ezekiel 21:21, Hosea 4:12, Acts 8:10
of God: Judges 18:14, Judges 17:5, Judges 17:13
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:14 - thereby Judges 17:3 - I had wholly
Cross-References
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Jacob said, "No, please, if I have gained your favor, accept my gift. To see your face is for me like seeing the face of God, now that you have been so friendly to me.
Please do not leave until I bring you an offering of food." He said, "I will stay until you come back."
Not knowing that it was the Lord 's angel, Manoah said to him, "Please do not go yet. Let us cook a young goat for you." But the angel said, "If I do stay, I will not eat your food. But if you want to prepare it, burn it as an offering to the Lord ."
On the morning of the fourth day they woke up early and got ready to go. But the woman's father said to the Levite, "Have something to eat first. You'll feel better. You can go later."
and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.
Now the Lord, the Almighty Lord , is about to take away from Jerusalem and Judah everything and everyone that the people depend on. He is going to take away their food and their water,
Give us today the food we need.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said unto him, ask counsel, we pray thee, of God,.... They did not reprove him for assuming the priestly office, when they knew he was a Levite, such was the corruption of those times, and the great depravity and declensions they were fallen into; nor even for the idolatry he was guilty of, but encourage him in it, and thought they had got a fine opportunity, which they readily laid hold on, to have counsel asked for them of God, about the success of the errand they were sent about; to this they were led at sight of the ephod, which was like that in the tabernacle, and of the teraphim, images which, according to a notion that prevailed, when consulted, foretold future things; whether by God they meant the true God, who they thought would give an answer by these, or Micah's gods, is not certain; according to the Targum of Jonathan, they meant the true God, which paraphrases it,
"ask of the Word of the Lord:''
that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous or no; whether they should find out a proper place to dwell in, and be able to get possession of it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The sight of the ephod and teraphim suggested the notion of inquiring of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Judges 18:5. Ask counsel - of God — As the Danites use the word אלהים Elohim here for God, we are necessarily led to believe that they meant the true God; especially as the Levite answers, Judges 18:6, Before the LORD (יהוה Yehovah) is your way. Though the former word may be sometimes applied to idols, whom their votaries clothed with the attributes of God; yet the latter is never applied but to the true God alone. As the Danites succeeded according to the oracle delivered by the Levite, it is a strong presumption that the worship established by Micah was not of an idolatrous kind. It is really begging the question to assert, as many commentators have done, that the answer was either a trick of the Levite, or suggested by the devil; and that the success of the Danites was merely accidental. This is taking the thing by the worst handle, to support an hypothesis, and to serve a system. See the end of the preceding chapter. Judges 17:13 (note)
