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Judges 18:7

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Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one 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 anyone else.

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Judges 18:7 in other translations

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.

Judges 18:7 · American Standard Version

Judges 18:7 in context

  1. 5They said to him, “Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.”
  2. 6The priest said to them, “Go in peace. Your way in which you go is before Yahweh.”
  3. 7Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one 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 anyone else.
  4. 8They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brothers asked them, “What do you say?”
  5. 9They said, “Arise, and let’s go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Don’t be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.