Judges 18:14 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 18:14

Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In these houses - This agrees with what we saw at Jdg 18:2-3 that the “house of God” and Jonathan’s house were detached from Micah’s. There were other houses besides Jdg 18:22. The whole settlement was probably called Beth-Micah, contained in one court, and entered by one gate Jdg 18:16.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Answered - That is, spake, the word answering being often used in scripture of the first speaker. These houses - That is, in one of these houses. What to do - Whether it be not expedient to take them for your farther use.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Their journey led them through the territory of Judah, and their first halting place was "behind," that is, on the west of Kirjath-jearim, on a spot called afterwards "the camp of Dan." Prosecuting the northern route, they skirted the base of the Ephraimite hills.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּ	vai.ya.'a.Nu	and they answered	H6030 →
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת	cha.Me.shet	[the] five	H2568 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים	ha.'a.na.Shim	the men	H582 →
הַהֹלְכִים֮	ha.ho.le.Khim	who had gone	H1980 →
לְרַגֵּל֮	le.ra.Gel	to spy out	H7270 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָאָ֣רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
לַיִשׁ֒	la.Yish	Laish	H3919 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם	'a.chei.Hem	brothers their	H251 →
הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם	hay.da'.Tem	¿ do you know	H3045 →
כִּ֠י	ki	that	H3588 →
יֵ֣שׁ	yesh	there	H3426 →
בַּבָּתִּ֤ים	ba.ba.Tim	in the houses	H1004 →
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
אֵפ֣וֹד	'e.Fod	[are] an ephod	H646 →
וּתְרָפִ֔ים	u.te.ra.Fim	and teraphim	H8655 →
וּפֶ֖סֶל	u.Fe.sel	and a carved image	H6459 →
וּמַסֵּכָ֑ה	u.ma.se.Khah	and a molten image	H4541 →
וְעַתָּ֖ה	ve.'a.Tah	and therefore	H6258 →
דְּע֥וּ	de.'U	consider	H3045 →
מַֽה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃	ta.'a.Su	will you do	H6213 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 19:27
If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 6:3–5
  If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
- Mark 4:24
  He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- 1 John 4:1
  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- Proverbs 14:7
  Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
Through
Judges 17:5
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
leads to
- Judges 8:27
  From all this Gideon made an ephod, which he placed in Ophrah, his hometown. But soon all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.
- Genesis 31:30
  Now you have gone off because you long for your father’s house. But why have you stolen my gods?”
- Genesis 31:19
  Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Judges