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12 Then they went up and encamped in aKirjath Jearim in Judah. (Therefore they call that place bMahaneh Dan to this day. There it is, west of Kirjath Jearim.)  
13 And they passed from there to the mountains of Ephraim, and came to athe house of Micah.  
14 aThen the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brethren, “Do you know that bthere are in these houses an ephod, household idols, a carved image, and a molded image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.”  
15 So they turned aside there, and came to the house of the young Levite man—to the house of Micah—and greeted him.
16 The asix hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.  
17 Then athe five men who had gone to spy out the land went up. Entering there, they took bthe carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image. The priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men who were armed with weapons of war.  
18 When these went into Micah’s house and took the carved image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molded image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 And they said to him, “Be quiet, aput your hand over your mouth, and come with us; bbe a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”  
20 So the priest’s heart was glad; and he took the ephod, the household idols, and the carved image, and took his place among the people.
21 Then they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods in front of them.
22 When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
23 And they called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Micah, a“What ails you, that you have gathered such a company?”  
24 So he said, “You have ataken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and you have gone away. Now what more do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What ails you?’ ”  
25 And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest1 angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”  
26 Then the children of Dan went their way. And when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

Danites Settle in Laish

27 So they took the things Micah had made, and the priest who had belonged to him, and went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; aand they struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.  
28 There was no deliverer, because it was afar from Sidon, and they had no ties with anyone. It was in the valley that belongs bto Beth Rehob. So they rebuilt the city and dwelt there.  
29 And athey called the name of the city bDan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel. However, the name of the city formerly was Laish.  
30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan auntil the day of the captivity of the land.  
31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s carved image which he made, aall the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 
Verse Comparison: Judges 18:14

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American Standard Version
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

Amplified® Bible
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish said to their brethren, Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, teraphim, a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you have to do.

Contemporary English Version
the five men who had been spies asked the other warriors, "Did you know that someone in this village has several idols and a sacred priestly vest? What do you think we should do about it?"

Darby English Version
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of La'ish said to their brethren, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, teraphim, a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you will do."

Good News Bible
Then the five men who had gone to spy on the country around Laish said to their companions, "Did you know that here in one of these houses there is a wooden idol covered with silver? There are also other idols and an ephod. What do you think we should do?"

King James Version
Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

New American Standard Bible
Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, "Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod and household idols and a graven image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you should do."

New International Version
Then the five men who had spied out the land of Laish said to their brothers, "Do you know that one of these houses has an ephod, other household gods, a carved image and a cast idol? Now you know what to do."

New King James Version
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of Laish answered and said to their brethren, “Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, household idols, a carved image, and a molded image? Now therefore, consider what you should do.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their kinsmen, "Do you know that we found in these houses an ephod and household idols and a graven image and a molten image? Now therefore, consider what you should do."

Revised Standard Version
Then the five men who had gone to spy out the country of La'ish said to their brethren, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, teraphim, a graven image, and a molten image? Now therefore consider what you will do."

Young's Literal Translation
And the five men, those going to traverse the land of Laish, answer and say unto their brethren, `Have ye known that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and graven image, and molten image? and now, know what ye do.'


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