Judges 18:25
New International Version
The Danites answered, “Don’t argue with us, or some of the men may get angry and attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

New Living Translation
The men of Dan said, “Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family.”

English Standard Version
And the people of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household.”

Berean Standard Bible
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

King James Bible
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

New King James Version
And the children of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry men fall upon you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household!”

New American Standard Bible
Then the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.”

NASB 1995
The sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will fall upon you and you will lose your life, with the lives of your household.”

NASB 1977
And the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest fierce men fall upon you and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest men, bitter of soul, fall upon you and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”

Amplified Bible
The sons of Dan said to him, “Do not let your voice [of complaint] be heard among us, or else angry men will assault you and you will lose your life, along with the lives of [everyone in] your household.”

Christian Standard Bible
The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

American Standard Version
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the sons of Dan said to him: “You will not make your voice heard in our presence, lest a man of a hard soul will meet with you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your sons!”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest angry men run upon thee, and take away thy life, and the lives of thy house.

Contemporary English Version
"We don't want to hear any more about it," the people of Dan said. "And if you make us angry, you'll only get yourself and your family killed."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house.

English Revised Version
And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people of Dan replied, "Don't make another sound, or some violent men will attack you. Then you and your family will lose your lives."

Good News Translation
The Danites told him, "You had better not say anything else unless you want these men to get angry and attack you. You and your whole family would die."

International Standard Version
The descendants of Dan answered him, "You had better not talk to us about this, or else these bad guys here will attack you. You will lose your life, along with the lives of your whole household."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And the children of Dan said unto him: 'Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.'

Literal Standard Version
And the sons of Dan say to him, “Do not let your voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall on you, and you have gathered your life, and the life of your household”;

Majority Standard Bible
The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”

New American Bible
The Danites said to him, “Do not let your voice be heard near us, or aggravated men will attack you, and you will have forfeited your life and the lives of your family!”

NET Bible
The Danites said to him, "Don't say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die."

New Revised Standard Version
And the Danites said to him, “You had better not let your voice be heard among us or else hot-tempered fellows will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household.”

New Heart English Bible
The people of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, or angry men will attack you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

World English Bible
The children of Dan said to him, “Don’t let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Dan say unto him, 'Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall upon you, and thou hast gathered thy life, and the life of thy household;'

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Audio Bible



Context
The Danites Take Micah's Idols
24He replied, “You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, ‘What is the matter with you?’ ” 25The Danites said to him, “Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.” 26So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.…

Cross References
Judges 18:24
He replied, "You took the gods I had made, and my priest, and went away. What else do I have? How can you say to me, 'What is the matter with you?'"

Judges 18:26
So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.


Treasury of Scripture

And the children of Dan said to him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.

angry.

1 Samuel 30:6
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

2 Samuel 17:8
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Job 3:5
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

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Judges 18
1. The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance
3. At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged
7. They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope
11. Six hundred men are sent to surprise it
16. In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things
27. They win Laish, and call it Dan
30. They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood.














(25) Lest angry fellows run upon thee.--Literally, lest men bitter of soul fall upon thee. (Comp. Judges 8:21; Judges 15:12; 2Samuel 17:8, "chafed in their minds.")

Thou lose thy life.--Literally, thou gather thy life, as in Psalm 26:9.

Verse 25. - Run upon thee. Rather, run, or fall, upon you; it is the plural pronoun, comprehending the whole party. The argument of the Danites was the argument of the stronger.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The Danites
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

said
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to him,
אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

raise
תַּשְׁמַ֥ע (taš·ma‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

your voice
קוֹלְךָ֖ (qō·wl·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

against us,
עִמָּ֑נוּ (‘im·mā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

or
פֶּֽן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

angry
מָ֣רֵי (mā·rê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

men
אֲנָשִׁים֙ (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

will attack you,
יִפְגְּע֣וּ (yip̄·gə·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity

and you and your family
בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ (bê·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

will lose
וְאָסַפְתָּ֥ה (wə·’ā·sap̄·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

your lives.”
נַפְשְׁךָ֖ (nap̄·šə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


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