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Judges 18:29-31
New English Translation
Judges 18:29-31
New English Translation
29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons.[a] But the city’s name used to be Laish. 30 The Danites worshiped[b] the carved image. Jonathan, descendant[c] of Gershom, son of Moses,[d] and his descendants[e] served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile. 31 They worshiped[f] Micah’s carved image[g] the whole time God’s authorized shrine[h] was in Shiloh.
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- Judges 18:29 tn Heb “They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who had been born to Israel.”
- Judges 18:30 tn Heb “erected for themselves.”
- Judges 18:30 tn Heb “son.”
- Judges 18:30 tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, menasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.
- Judges 18:30 tn Heb “sons.”
- Judges 18:31 tn Heb “they set up for themselves.”
- Judges 18:31 tn Heb “the carved image that Micah had made.”
- Judges 18:31 tn Heb “the house of God.”
Judges 18:29-31
New International Version
Judges 18:29-31
New International Version
29 They named it Dan(A) after their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city used to be called Laish.(B) 30 There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom,(C) the son of Moses,[a] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land. 31 They continued to use the idol Micah had made,(D) all the time the house of God(E) was in Shiloh.(F)
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- Judges 18:30 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate; many other Hebrew manuscripts and some other Septuagint manuscripts Manasseh
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