Judg 18:27-28 | NETfull | STEP | Now the Danites took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.

Judges 18:27-28

27 Now the Danites ^{▼▼Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city. ^{▼▼ The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.} 28 No one came to the rescue because the city ^{▼▼Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.} was far from Sidon ^{▼▼ For location see Map1-A1; Journey of Paul map 3-F3; Journey of Paul map 4-F3.} and they had no dealings with anyone. ^{▼▼Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.”} The city ^{▼▼Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.} was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites ^{▼▼Heb “They”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} rebuilt the city and occupied it.