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28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had had no dealings with anyone.[a] It was in the valley that belonged to Beth-rehob, and they rebuilt[b] the city and lived in it. 29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after Dan their ancestor,[c] who was born to Israel; but the former name of the city was Laish. 30 And the descendants[d] of Dan set up for themselves the carved divine image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh,[e] he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the time of the captivity of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:28 Literally “a thing was not for them with anyone”
  2. Judges 18:28 Hebrew “built”
  3. Judges 18:29 Or “father”
  4. Judges 18:30 Or “sons/children”
  5. Judges 18:30 Other ancient versions read “Moses”