KJV King James Version
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.
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Judges 18:29
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
WEB World English Bible
They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.
ASV American Standard Version
And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and call the name of the city Dan, by the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and yet Laish is the name of the city at the first.
Surrounding context — Judges 18
26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they [were] too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
27 And they took [the things] which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people [that were] at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
28 And [there was] no deliverer, because it [was] far from Zidon, and they had no business with [any] man; and it was in the valley that [lieth] by Bethrehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein.
29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.
30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
31 And they set them up Micah’s graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרְא֤וּH7121 · qa.rato call: call toשֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameהָעִיר֙H5892 · irexcitementדָּ֔ןH1835 · danDanבְּשֵׁם֙H8034 · shemnameדָּ֣ןH1835 · danDanאֲבִיהֶ֔םH1 · avfatherאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichיוּלַּ֖דH3205 · ya.ladto begetלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְאוּלָ֛םH199 · u.lambutלַ֥יִשׁH3919 · la.yishLaishשֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameהָעִ֖ירH5892 · irexcitementלָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃H7223 · ri.shonfirst
Cross-references
Joshua 19:47And the coast of the children of Dan went out [too little] for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained [servants], born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] unto Dan.1 Kings 15:20So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.1 Kings 12:29-30And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.Genesis 30:6And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan.Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.2 Samuel 17:11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
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