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Judges 18:7

So 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.

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ASV

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.

KJV

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

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30 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980 →
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shet[the] fiveH2568 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935 →
לָ֑יְשָׁהLa.ye.shahLaish towardsH3919 →
וַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'Uand they sawH7200 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֣םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.Bahin midst itsH7130 →
יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־yo.she.vet-[was] dwellingH3427 →
לָ֠בֶטַחLa.ve.tachto securityH983 →
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טke.mish.Pataccording to [the] custom ofH4941 →
צִדֹנִ֜יםtzi.do.Nim[the] SidoniansH6722 →
שֹׁקֵ֣ט׀sho.Ketat peaceH8252 →
וּבֹטֵ֗חַu.vo.Te.achand secureH982 →
וְאֵין־ve.'ein-and there notH369 →
מַכְלִ֨יםmakh.Lim[was one] putting to shameH3637 →
דָּבָ֤רda.VaranythingH1697 →
בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzin the landH776 →
יוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.Resh[one] possessingH3423 →
עֶ֔צֶר'E.tzeroppressionH6114 →
וּרְחֹקִ֥יםu.re.cho.Kimand [were] farH7350 →
הֵ֙מָּה֙he.mahtheyH1992 →
מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmi.Tzi.do.Nimfrom [the] SidoniansH6722 →
וְדָבָ֥רve.da.Varand anythingH1697 →
אֵין־'ein-notH369 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hem[belonged] to <the> them
עִם־'im-withH5973 →
אָדָֽם׃'a.DamanyoneH120 →

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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.)Amos 6:1Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.Judges 18:27After 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.Judges 18:28There was no one to deliver them, because the city was far from Sidon and had no alliance with anyone; it was in a valley near Beth-rehob. And the Danites rebuilt the city and lived there.1 Kings 16:31And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.1 Samuel 3:13I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God and he did not restrain them.Judges 18:27–28After 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.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.”1 Kings 1:6(His father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” Adonijah was also very handsome, born next after Absalom.)Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.1 Peter 2:14or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.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.’Judges 3:3the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.Ezekiel 30:9On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.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—Ezekiel 39:6I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.Isaiah 10:30Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!

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