And the Amorites H567 forced H3905 the children H1121 of Dan H1835 into the mountain: H2022 for they would not suffer H5414 them to come H3381 down H3381 to the valley: H6010

But the Amorites H567 would H2974 dwell H3427 in mount H2022 Heres H2776 in Aijalon, H357 and in Shaalbim: H8169 yet the hand H3027 of the house H1004 of Joseph H3130 prevailed, H3513 so that they became H1961 tributaries. H4522

In those H1992 days H3117 there was no H369 king H4428 in Israel: H3478 and in those H1992 days H3117 the tribe H7626 of the Danites H1839 sought H1245 them an inheritance H5159 to dwell H3427 in; for to that day H3117 all their inheritance H5159 had not fallen H5307 to them among H8432 the tribes H7626 of Israel. H3478

When they were by the house H1004 of Micah, H4318 they knew H5234 the voice H663 of the young H5288 man the Levite: H3881 and they turned H5493 in thither, H8033 and said H559 to him, Who H4310 brought H935 you here? H1988 and what H4100 make H6213 you in this H6311 place? and what H4100 have you here? H6311

And they said H559 to him, Ask H7592 counsel, we pray H4994 you, of God, H430 that we may know H3045 whether our way H1870 which H834 we go H1980 shall be prosperous. H6743

Then the five H2568 men H582 departed, H3212 and came H935 to Laish, H3919 and saw H7200 the people H5971 that were therein, H7130 how they dwelled H3427 careless, H983 after the manner H4941 of the Zidonians, H6722 quiet H8252 and secure; H982 and there was no H369 magistrate H3423 H6114 in the land, H776 that might put H3637 them to shame H3637 in any thing; H1697 and they were far H7350 from the Zidonians, H6722 and had no H369 business H1697 with any man. H120

And they said, H559 Arise, H6965 that we may go H5927 up against H5921 them: for we have seen H7200 the land, H776 and, behold, H2009 it is very H3966 good: H2896 and are you still? H2814 be not slothful H6101 to go, H3212 and to enter H935 to possess H3423 the land. H776

And there went H5265 from there H8033 of the family H4940 of the Danites, H1839 out of Zorah H6881 and out of Eshtaol, H847 six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 appointed H2296 with weapons H3627 of war. H4421

And they passed H5674 there H8033 to mount H2022 Ephraim, H669 and came H935 to the house H1004 of Micah. H4318

And they turned H5493 thitherward, H8033 and came H935 to the house H1004 of the young H5288 man the Levite, H3881 even to the house H1004 of Micah, H4318 and saluted H7592 H7965 him.

And the five H2568 men H582 that went H1980 to spy H7270 out the land H776 went H5927 up, and came H935 in thither, H8033 and took H3947 the graven H6459 image, and the ephod, H646 and the teraphim, H8655 and the molten H4541 image: and the priest H3548 stood H5324 in the entering H6607 of the gate H8179 with the six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 that were appointed H2296 with weapons H3627 of war. H4421

And they said H559 to him, Hold H2790 your peace, H2790 lay H7760 your hand H3027 on your mouth, H6310 and go H3212 with us, and be to us a father H1 and a priest: H3548 is it better H2896 for you to be a priest H3548 to the house H1004 of one H259 man, H376 or H176 that you be a priest H3548 to a tribe H7626 and a family H4940 in Israel? H3478

So they turned H6437 and departed, H3212 and put H7760 the little H2945 ones and the cattle H4735 and the carriage H3520 before H6440 them.

And they cried H7121 to the children H1121 of Dan. H1835 And they turned H5437 their faces, H6440 and said H559 to Micah, H4318 What H4100 ails you, that you come H2199 with such a company? H2199

And the children H1121 of Dan H1835 said H559 to him, Let not your voice H6963 be heard H8085 among us, lest H6435 angry H4751 H5315 fellows H582 run H6293 on you, and you lose H622 your life, H5315 with the lives H5315 of your household. H1004

And they took H3947 the things H1697 which H834 Micah H4318 had made, H6213 and the priest H3548 which H834 he had, H1961 and came H935 to Laish, H3919 to a people H5971 that were at quiet H8252 and secure: H982 and they smote H5221 them with the edge H6310 of the sword, H2719 and burnt H8313 the city H5892 with fire. H784

And they called H7121 the name H8034 of the city H5892 Dan, H1835 after the name H8034 of Dan H1835 their father, H1 who H834 was born H3205 to Israel: H3478 however, H199 the name H8034 of the city H5892 was Laish H3919 at the first. H7223

Then the five H2568 men H582 departed, H3212 and came H935 to Laish, H3919 and saw H7200 the people H5971 that were therein, H7130 how they dwelled H3427 careless, H983 after the manner H4941 of the Zidonians, H6722 quiet H8252 and secure; H982 and there was no H369 magistrate H3423 H6114 in the land, H776 that might put H3637 them to shame H3637 in any thing; H1697 and they were far H7350 from the Zidonians, H6722 and had no H369 business H1697 with any man. H120

And they took H3947 the things H1697 which H834 Micah H4318 had made, H6213 and the priest H3548 which H834 he had, H1961 and came H935 to Laish, H3919 to a people H5971 that were at quiet H8252 and secure: H982 and they smote H5221 them with the edge H6310 of the sword, H2719 and burnt H8313 the city H5892 with fire. H784

And they called H7121 the name H8034 of the city H5892 Dan, H1835 after the name H8034 of Dan H1835 their father, H1 who H834 was born H3205 to Israel: H3478 however, H199 the name H8034 of the city H5892 was Laish H3919 at the first. H7223