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Judges 18:27

After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a tranquil and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

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ASV

And they took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people quiet and secure, and smote them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהֵ֨מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
לָקְח֜וּla.ke.Chuthey tookH3947 →
אֵ֧ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[that] whichH834 →
עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe had madeH6213 →
מִיכָ֗הmi.KhahMicahH4318 →
וְֽאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַכֹּהֵן֮ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
הָיָה־ha.yah-he belongedH1961 →
לוֹ֒loto <the> him
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
לַ֗יִשׁLa.yishLaishH3919 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
עַם֙'ama peopleH5971 →
שֹׁקֵ֣טsho.Ketat peaceH8252 →
וּבֹטֵ֔חַu.vo.Te.achand secureH982 →
וַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.Kuand they struckH5221 →
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853 →
לְפִי־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] swordH2719 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
שָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.Futhey burnedH8313 →
בָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →

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Joshua 19:47(Later, when the territory of the Danites was lost to them, they went up and fought against Leshem, captured it, and put it to the sword. So they took possession of Leshem, settled there, and renamed it after their father Dan.)Judges 18:7So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, tranquil and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.Judges 18:10When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”Judges 8:11And Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.Joshua 11:11The Israelites put everyone in Hazor to the sword, devoting them to destruction. Nothing that breathed remained, and Joshua burned down Hazor itself.Deuteronomy 33:22Concerning Dan he said: “Dan is a lion’s cub, leaping out of Bashan.”Ezekiel 38:11You will say, ‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will come against a tranquil people who dwell securely, all of them living without walls or bars or gates—Isaiah 47:8So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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