28 And there was no one to save them, because it was far from Sidon and they had no dealings with anyone, and it was in the valley which is near (A)Beth-rehob. So they rebuilt the city and lived in it. 29 And (B)they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father who was born to Israel; however, the name of the city was previously Laish. 30 The sons of Dan set up for themselves (C)the carved image; and Jonathan, the son of (D)Gershom, the son of [a]Manasseh, (E)he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

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  1. Judges 18:30 Some ancient versions Moses

28 There was no one to rescue them because they lived a long way from Sidon(A) and had no relationship with anyone else. The city was in a valley near Beth Rehob.(B)

The Danites rebuilt the city and settled there. 29 They named it Dan(C) after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.(D) 30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom,(E) the son of Moses,[a] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.

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  1. Judges 18:30 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; many other Hebrew manuscripts and some other Septuagint manuscripts Manasseh