Judges 18:6
“And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.”
Judges 18:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- He answered them: Go in peace, the Lord looketh on your way, and the journey that you go.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.
- DARBYDarby
- And the priest said to them, |Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.|
- WEBThe World English Bible
- The priest said to them, Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before Yahweh.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the priest saith to them, 'Go in peace; over-against Jehovah is your way in which ye go.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The priest answered them, "Go in peace; the Lord is watching over your journey."
Context: Judges 18
4And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go.
7Then 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.
8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
About Judges 18: The Tribe of Dan's Idolatry
The tribe of Dan, in search of land, takes the city of Laish and renames it Dan.
Commentary
Judges chapter 18 is a narrative of the Danites’ search for a new home. The Danites had been unable to conquer their allotted portion of the Promised Land, so they sent out five men to scout out a new place to settle. The men eventually came to the city of Laish, which was inhabited by a people who were “quiet and unsuspecting” and “lived in security” (Judges 18:7). The Danites saw this as an opportunity to take the city for themselves, and they did so without any resistance.