Judg 18:30 | NET2full | STEP | The Danites worshiped the carved image . Jonathan , descendant of Gershom , son of Moses , and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile .

‏ Judges 18:30

30 The Danites worshiped ^{▼▼tn Heb “erected for themselves.”} the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ^{▼▼tn Heb “son.”} of Gershom, son of Moses, ^{▼▼tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, menasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.} and his descendants ^{▼▼tn Heb “sons.”} served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.