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New Century Version

Judges 18:8

When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, "What did you find?"

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 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?
Contemporary English Version
The five men went back to Zorah and Eshtaol, where their relatives asked, "Did you find any land?"
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 So the five men left. When they came to the city of Laish, they saw that the people there lived in safety, like the people of Sidon. They thought they were safe and had plenty of everything. They lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone else. 8 When the five men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their relatives asked them, "What did you find?" 9 They answered, "We have seen the land, and it is very good. We should attack them. Aren't you going to do something? Don't wait! Let's go and take that land! 10 When you go, you will see there is plenty of land—plenty of everything! The people are not expecting an attack. Surely God has handed that land over to us!" 11 So six hundred Danites left Zorah and Eshtaol ready for war. 12 On their way they set up camp near the city of Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place west of Kiriath Jearim is named Mahaneh Dan to this day. 13 From there they traveled on to the mountains of Ephraim. Then they came 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 begged them to come, so they agreed and went to his house. Then Lot prepared a meal for them. He baked bread without yeast, and they ate it.
Deuteronomy 32:14
There were milk curds from the cows and milk from the flock; there were fat sheep and goats. There were sheep and goats from Bashan and the best of the wheat. You drank the juice of grapes.
Judges 5:25
Sisera asked for water, but Jael gave him milk. In a bowl fit for a ruler, she brought him cream.
Judges 13:15
Manoah said to the angel of the Lord , "We would like you to stay awhile so we can cook a young goat for you."
Nehemiah 12:44
At that time the leaders appointed men to be in charge of the storerooms. These rooms were for the gifts, the firstfruits, and the ten percent that the people brought. The Teachings said they should bring a share for the priests and Levites from the fields around the towns. The people of Judah were happy to do this for the priests and Levites who served.
Luke 12:37
They will be blessed when their master comes home, because he sees that they were watching for him. I tell you the truth, the master will dress himself to serve and tell the servants to sit at the table, and he will serve them.
Luke 17:8
No, you would say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Then get yourself ready and serve me. After I finish eating and drinking, you can eat.'
Luke 24:30
When Jesus was at the table with them, he took some bread, gave thanks, divided it, and gave it to them.
Luke 24:43
While the followers watched, Jesus took the fish and ate it.
John 12:2
There they had a dinner for Jesus. Martha served the food, and Lazarus was one of the people eating with Jesus.

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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