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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Judges 18:21

So they turned, and went their way, - and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the goods, before them.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Dishonesty;   Jonathan;   Theft and Thieves;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dan, the Tribe of;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Carriage;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Carriages;   Gershom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Carriage;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Micah, Micaiah;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Carriage;   Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Teraphim;  

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They prepared to leave, putting their dependents, livestock, and possessions in front of them.
Hebrew Names Version
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
King James Version
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
Lexham English Bible
And they turned and went and put the little children, the livestock, and the valuable property in front of them.
English Standard Version
So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the livestock and the goods in front of them.
New Century Version
They left Micah's house, putting their little children, their animals, and everything they owned in front of them.
New English Translation
They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions.
Amplified Bible
So they turned and left, and they put the children, the livestock, and the valuables and supplies in front of them.
New American Standard Bible
Then they turned and left, and put the children, the livestock, and the valuables in front of them.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they turned and departed, and put the children, and the cattell, and the substance before them.
Legacy Standard Bible
keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.
Contemporary English Version
from the tribe of Dan. Then they turned and left, after putting their children, their cattle, and the rest of their other possessions in front.
Complete Jewish Bible
So they turned and left, with their children, cattle and belongings going ahead of them.
Darby Translation
And they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the baggage before them.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the 600 men from the tribe of Dan and the Levite priest turned and left Micah's house. They put their little children, their animals, and all their things in front of them.
George Lamsa Translation
So they turned and departed, and put the sheep and the goods and the cattle in front of them.
Good News Translation
They turned around and started off, with their children, their livestock, and their belongings going ahead.
Literal Translation
And they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the livestock, and the valuables before them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they turned them and wente thence, they sent their children, and catell, and soch precious thynges as they had, before them.
American Standard Version
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
Bible in Basic English
So they went on their way again, putting the little ones and the oxen and the goods in front of them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they turned and departed, and put the children, the catell, and their other substaunce before them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
King James Version (1611)
So they turned, and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattell, and the cariage before them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So they turned and departed, and put their children and their property and their baggage before them.
English Revised Version
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
Berean Standard Bible
Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei yeden, and hadden maad the litle children, and werk beestis, and al thing that was preciouse, to go bifor hem;
Young's Literal Translation
and they turn and go, and put the infants, and the cattle, and the baggage, before them.
Update Bible Version
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
Webster's Bible Translation
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the furniture before them.
World English Bible
So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
New King James Version
Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.
New Living Translation
They turned and started on their way again, placing their children, livestock, and possessions in front of them.
New Life Bible
Then they turned and left. They put the little ones, the animals and their riches in front of them.
New Revised Standard
So they resumed their journey, putting the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle, and all that was valuable,
Revised Standard Version
So they turned and departed, putting the little ones and the cattle and the goods in front of them.
THE MESSAGE
They turned away and set out, putting the children, the cattle, and the gear in the lead. They were well on their way from Micah's house before Micah and his neighbors got organized. But they soon overtook the Danites. They shouted at them. The Danites turned around and said, "So what's all the noise about?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the livestock and the valuables in front of them.

Contextual Overview

14 Then responded the five men who had been to spy out the land of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Know ye that there are in these houses, an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image, - now, therefore, know what ye will do! 15 So they turned aside thither, and entered into the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, - and asked him of his welfare. 16 Now, the six hundred men, begirt with weapons of war, were standing at the entrance of the gate, - they being of the sons of Dan. 17 Then went up the five men who had been to spy out the land, they came in thither, they took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, - now, the priest, was standing at the entrance of the gate, with the six hundred men who were begirt with weapons of war. 18 But, when, these, had entered the house of Micah, and taken the graven image and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image, the priest said unto them, What are ye doing? 19 And they said unto him - Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and become to us a father and a priest, - is it better that thou be priest to the house of one man, or that thou be priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel? 20 Then was the heart of the priest glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, - and came into the midst of the people. 21 So they turned, and went their way, - and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the goods, before them. 22 They, had gone a good way from the house of Micah, when, the men that were in the houses near to the house of Micah, were called out and overtook the sons of Dan. 23 And they called unto the sons of Dan, who turned their faces, - and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy neighbours?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and put: These men were so confident of success, that they removed their whole families, household goods, cattle, and all.

the carriage: Kevoodah, from kavad, to be heavy, denotes the luggage or baggage. Judges 18:21

Reciprocal: Joshua 21:31 - Rehob

Cross-References

Genesis 11:5
And Yahweh came down, to behold the city, and the tower, - which the sons of men had built.
Genesis 11:7
Come on! let us go down, and there confuse their speech, - that they may not under-stand, each man the speech of his friend.
Genesis 18:1
And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre, - as, he, was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:24
Peradventure there are fifty righteous, in the midst of the city, Wilt thou really sweep away, and not spare the place, for the sake of the fifty righteous which are therein?
Exodus 3:8
therefore have I come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to take them up out of that land, into a land good and large, into a land flowing with milk and honey, - into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite, and the Amorite and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 33:5
Then said Yahweh unto Moses - Say unto the sons of Israel, Ye, are a stiff-necked people, in one moment - if I should go up in thy midst, should I make an end of thee, - Now, therefore lay down thine ornaments from off thee, that I may see what I must do with thee.
Deuteronomy 8:2
So then, thou shalt remember all the way in which Yahweh thy God caused thee to journey these forty years in the desert, - that he might humble time to put thee to the proof to know what was in thy heart, - whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or not.
Deuteronomy 13:3
thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams, - for Yahweh your God, is putting you to the proof, to know whether ye do love Yahweh your God, with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 22:22
El-Elohim-Yahweh, El-Elohim-Yahweh, he knoweth, and, Israel, he, shall know, - if in rebellion, or if in treachery, against Yahweh, do not save us this day:
Job 34:22
No darkness, and no death-shade, where the workers of iniquity may hide.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So they turned and departed,.... Turned from the gate of the city where Micah dwelt, and marched forward to Laish:

and put the little ones, and the cattle, and the carriage, before them; partly for safety from Micah, and his friends and neighbours, and partly that they might not be overdriven: their wives, who doubtless were with them, though not mentioned, and their children, and also their flocks and herds, they brought with them from Zorah and Eshtaol, as never intending to return again thither, and being fully assured they should take Laish, and the country about, and settle there; and also all their wealth and substance, as the Targum renders the word for "carriage", whatever they were possessed of that was movable; their vessels, silver and gold, and other movables, as Kimchi interprets it, whatever was weighty, valuable and glorious, as the word signifies, or that was of any importance and worth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And put the little ones, etc., before them - They expected a pursuit from Micah’s people, and arranged their order of march accordingly.

The carriage - Rather, “the valuables.” Some interpret it “the heavy baggage.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 18:21. The little ones and the cattle, c. — These men were so confident of success that they removed their whole families, household goods, cattle, and all.

And the carriage — כבודה kebudah, their substance, precious things, or valuables omne quod erat pretiosum, VULGATE: or rather the luggage or baggage; what Caesar calls in his commentaries impedimenta; and what the Septuagint here translate βαρος, weight or baggage. We are not to suppose that any wheel carriage is meant.


 
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