Judges 18:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.”
Judges 18:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 18:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 18:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in safety, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no one in the land possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with anyone else.”
Judges 18:7 — World English Bible
Judges 18:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.”
Judges 18:7 — American Standard Version
Judges 18:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the five men go, and come in to Laish, and see the people which <FI>is<Fi> in its midst, dwelling confidently, according to the custom of Zidonians, quiet and confident; and there is none putting to shame in the land in <FI>any<Fi> thing, possessing restraint, and they <FI>are<Fi> far off from the Zidonians, and have no word with <FI>any<Fi> man.”
Judges 18:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 18:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the five men departed, and came to Laish; and they saw the people that were therein, dwelling securely, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and no one was in the land who possessed authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had nothing to do with [any] man.”
Judges 18:7 — Darby Translation
Judges 18:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the fiue men departed and came to Laish, and sawe the people that were therein, which dwelt carelesse, after the maner of the Zidonians, quiet and sure, because no man made any trouble in the lande, or vsurped any dominion: also they were farre from the Zidonians, and had no businesse with other men.”
Judges 18:7 — Geneva Bible
Judges 18:7 in Context — Judges 18
5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the Lord is your way wherein ye go.
7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
9 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.
What Does Judges 18:7 Mean?
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