Judges 18:17-19
New English Translation
17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole[a] the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the 600 fully armed men.[b] 18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole[c] the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?” 19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser[d] and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?”[e]
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- Judges 18:17 tn Heb “went up, went in there, took.”
- Judges 18:17 tn Heb “600 men, equipped with the weapons of war.”
- Judges 18:18 tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”
- Judges 18:19 tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.
- Judges 18:19 tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”
Judges 18:17-19
New International Version
17 The five men who had spied out the land went inside and took the idol, the ephod and the household gods(A) while the priest and the six hundred armed men(B) stood at the entrance of the gate.
18 When the five men went into Micah’s house and took(C) the idol, the ephod and the household gods,(D) the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
19 They answered him, “Be quiet!(E) Don’t say a word. Come with us, and be our father and priest.(F) Isn’t it better that you serve a tribe and clan(G) in Israel as priest rather than just one man’s household?”
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