Judg 18:30 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼Heb “erected for themselves.”} the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ^{▼▼Heb “son.”} of Gershom, son of Moses, ^{▼▼ 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, m^enasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401–2.} and his descendants ^{▼▼Heb “sons.”} served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.