Judges 18:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.”

Judges 18:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 18:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 18:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They said, “Arise, and let’s go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. Do you stand still? Don’t be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.”

Judges 18:9 — World English Bible

Judges 18:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.”

Judges 18:9 — American Standard Version

Judges 18:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they say, `Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go--to enter to possess the land.”

Judges 18:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 18:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; and ye are still! Be not slothful to go, to enter to take possession of the land.”

Judges 18:9 — Darby Translation

Judges 18:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they answered, Arise, that we may goe vp against them: for we haue seene the lande, and surely it is very good, and doe ye sit stil? be not slouthfull to goe and enter to possesse the lande:”

Judges 18:9 — Geneva Bible

Judges 18:9 in Context — Judges 18

7 Entonces aquellos cinco hombres se partieron, y vinieron á Lais: y vieron que el pueblo que [habitaba] en ella estaba seguro, ocioso y confiado, conforme á la costumbre de los de Sidón; no había nadie en aquella región que los perturbase en cosa alguna para poseer aquel estado; demás de esto, estaban lejos de los Sidonios, y no tenían negocios con nadie.

8 Volviendo pues ellos á sus hermanos en Sora y Esthaol, sus hermanos les dijeron: ¿Qué hay? y ellos respondieron:

9 Levantaos, subamos contra ellos; porque nosotros hemos explorado la región, y hemos visto que es muy buena: ¿y vosotros os estáis quedos? no seáis perezosos en poneros en marcha para ir á poseer la tierra.

10 Cuando allá llegareis, vendréis á una gente segura, y á una tierra de ancho asiento; pues que Dios la ha entregado en vuestras manos; lugar donde no hay falta de cosa que sea en la tierra.

11 Y partiendo los de Dan de allí, de Sora y de Esthaol, seiscientos hombres armados de armas de guerra,

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What Does Judges 18:9 Mean?

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