KJV King James Version
In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
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Judges 18:1
In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
WEB World English Bible
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In those days there is no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danite is seeking for itself an inheritance to inhabit, for that hath not fallen to it unto that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel by inheritance.
Surrounding context — Judges 18
1 In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
3 When they [were] by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here?
4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
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בַּיָּמִ֣יםH3117 · yomdayהָהֵ֔םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)אֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingמֶ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוּבַיָּמִ֣יםH3117 · yomdayהָהֵ֗םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)שֵׁ֣בֶטH7626 · she.vettribe: staffהַדָּנִ֞יH1839 · da.niDaniteמְבַקֶּשׁ־H1245 · ba.qashto seekל֤וֹH9033 · ohimנַֽחֲלָה֙H5159 · na.cha.lahinheritanceלָשֶׁ֔בֶתH3427 · ya.shavto dwellכִּי֩H3588 · kiforלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotנָ֨פְלָהH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallלּ֜וֹH9033 · ohimעַד־H5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֛וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבְּתוֹךְ־H8432 · ta.vekhmidstשִׁבְטֵ֥יH7626 · she.vettribe: staffיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃ סH5159 · na.cha.lahinheritance
Cross-references
Judges 17:6In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.Judges 1:34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:Judges 19:1And it came to pass in those days, when [there was] no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.Joshua 19:40-48[And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.Judges 21:25In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.
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