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And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we go shall be prosperous.

And the priest said to them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way on which ye go.

And the five men departed, and came to Laish; and they saw the people that were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one was in the land who possessed authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had nothing to do with [any] man.

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Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God(A) to learn whether our journey will be successful.”

The priest answered them, “Go in peace(B). Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”

So the five men(C) left and came to Laish,(D) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(E) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(F) and had no relationship with anyone else.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  2. Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans