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Judges 18:2

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In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.	And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.	When they [were] by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the children^H1121 of Dan^H1835 sent^H7971 of their family^H4940 five^H2568 men^H582 from their coasts^H7098, men^H1121 of valour^H2428, from Zorah^H6881, and from Eshtaol^H847, to spy^H7270 out the land^H776, and to search^H2713 it; and they said^H559 unto them, Go^H3212, search^H2713 the land^H776: who when they came^H935 to mount^H2022 Ephraim^H669, to the house^H1004 of Micah^H4318, they lodged^H3885 there.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־דָן ׀ מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מִקְצֹותָם אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי־חַיִל מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹל לְרַגֵּל אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וּלְחָקְרָהּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ חִקְרוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ הַר־אֶפְרַיִם עַד־בֵּית מִיכָה וַיָּלִינוּ שָׁם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֣וּ	va/i.yish.le.Chu	H7971	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they sent
בְנֵי	ve.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) descendants of
דָ֣ן	dan	H1835	HNp	Dan
מִֽ/מִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡/ם	mi./mish.pach.Ta/m	H4940	HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp	from/ tribe/ their
חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה	cha.mi.Shah	H2568	HAcmsa	five
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים	'a.na.Shim	H376	HNcmpa	men
מִ/קְצוֹתָ/ם֩	mi/k.tzo.Ta/m	H7098	HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp	from/ ends/ their
אֲנָשִׁ֨ים	'a.na.Shim	H376	HNcmpa	men
בְּנֵי	be.nei-	H1121	HNcmpc	sons of
חַ֜יִל	Cha.yil	H2428	HNcmsa	strength
מִ/צָּרְעָ֣ה	mi./tza.re.'Ah	H6881	HR/Np	from/ Zorah
וּ/מֵֽ/אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗ל	u./me./'esh.ta.'Ol	H847	HC/R/Np	and/ from/ Eshtaol
לְ/רַגֵּ֤ל	le./ra.Gel	H7270	HR/Vpc	to/ spy out
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙	ha./'A.retz	H776	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ land
וּ/לְ/חָקְרָ֔/הּ	u./le./cha.ke.Ra/h	H2713	HC/R/Vqc/Sp3fs	and/ to/ explore/ it
וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ	va/i.yo.me.Ru	H559	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they said
אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם	'a.le./Hem	H413	HR/Sp3mp	to/ them
לְכ֖וּ	le.Khu	H3212	HVqv2mp	go
חִקְר֣וּ	chik.Ru	H2713	HVqv2mp	explore
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ	ha./'A.retz	H776	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ land
וַ/יָּבֹ֤אוּ	va/i.ya.Vo.'u	H935	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they went
הַר	har-	H2022	HNcmsc	(the) hill country of
אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙	'ef.Ra.yim	H669	HNp	Ephraim
עַד	'ad-	H5704	HR	to
בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
מִיכָ֔ה	mi.Khah	H4318	HNp	Micah
וַ/יָּלִ֖ינוּ	va/i.ya.Li.nu	H3885	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they spent (the) night
שָֽׁם	Sham	H8033	HD	there

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H669 — אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim, ef-rah'-yim): dual of masculine form of אֶפְרָת; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; Ephraim, Ephraimites.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H847 — אֶשְׁתָּאֹל (ʼEshtâʼôl, esh-taw-ole'): or אֶשְׁתָּאוֹל; probably from שָׁאַל; intreaty; Eshtaol, a place in Palestine; Eshtaol.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1835 — דָּן (Dân, dawn): from דִּין; judge; Dan, one of the sons of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in Palestine colonized by them; Daniel
• H2022 — הַר (har, har): a shortened form of הָרָר; a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively); hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.
• H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• H2713 — חָקַר (châqar, khaw-kar'): a primitive root; properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately; find out, (make) search (out), seek (out), sound, try.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3885 — לוּן (lûwn, loon): or לִין; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain); abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
• H4318 — מִיכָה (Mîykâh, mee-kaw'): an abbreviated form of מִיכָיָה; Micah, the name of seven Israelites; Micah, Micaiah, Michah.
• H4940 — מִשְׁפָּחָה (mishpâchâh, mish-paw-khaw'): from שָׁפָה (compare שִׁפְחָה); a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people; family, kind(-red).
• H6881 — צׇרְעָה (Tsorʻâh, tsor-aw'): apparently another form for צִרְעָה; Tsorah, a place in Palestine; Zareah, Zorah, Zoreah.
• H7098 — קָצָה (qâtsâh, kaw-tsaw'): feminine of קָצֶה; (used like קָצֶה); a termination; coast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participle
• H7270 — רָגַל (râgal, raw-gal'): a primitive root; also as denominative from רֶגֶל; to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead about; backbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.
• H7971 — שָׁלַח (shâlach, shaw-lakh'): a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
• H8033 — שָׁם (shâm, shawm): a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, אֲשֶׁר); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence; in it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

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