Judges 18:23
And they called out to the children of Dan, and they turned their faces and said to Micah, What troubles you, that you come with such a company?
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And they cried{H7121} unto the children{H1121} of Dan.{H1835} And they turned{H5437} their faces,{H6440} and said{H559} unto Micah,{H4318} What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?{H2199}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And they cried{H7121}{(H8799)} unto the children{H1121} of Dan{H1835}. And they turned{H5437}{(H8686)} their faces{H6440}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Micah{H4318}, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company{H2199}{(H8738)}?
Coverdale Bible (1535)
They turned their faces aboute, and sayde vnto Micha: What ayleth the, yt thou makest soch a crienge?
Geneva Bible (1560)
And cryed vnto the children of Dan: who turned their faces, and said vnto Michah, What ayleth thee, that thou makest an outcrie?
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And called vnto them, and they turned their faces, & said vnto Micah: What ayleth thee, that thou makest an outcrye?
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
Webster's Bible (1833)
They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and call unto the sons of Dan, and they turn round their faces, and say to Micah, `What -- to thee that thou hast been called together?'
American Standard Version (1901)
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
American Standard Version (1901)
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?
World English Bible (2000)
They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, "What ails you, that you come with such a company?"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah,“Why have you gathered together?”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 21:17 : 17 And God heard the voice of the lad, and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said to her, What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not; for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is.
- 1 Sam 11:5 : 5 And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field, and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.
- 2 Sam 14:5 : 5 And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
- 2 Kgs 6:28 : 28 And the king said to her, What troubles you? And she answered, This woman said to me, Give your son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.
- Ps 114:5 : 5 What troubled you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you were driven back?
- Isa 22:1 : 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What troubles you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops?
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Judg 18:24-318 verses87%
24 And he said, You have taken away my gods which I made and the priest, and you have gone away; what more do I have? And how can you say to me, What troubles you?
25 And the children of Dan said to him, Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry men fall upon you and you lose your life, with the lives of your household.
26 And the children of Dan went their way, and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.
27 And they took what Micah had made, and the priest he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.
28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with anyone; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. And they built a city and lived there.
29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; however, the name of the city was Laish at first.
30 And the children of Dan set up the carved image, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
31 And they set up for themselves Micah's carved image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
- Judg 18:21-222 verses82%
21 So they turned and departed and put the little ones, the cattle, and the goods before them.
22 When they were a good distance from Micah's house, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house gathered together and overtook the children of Dan.
- Judg 18:1-55 verses82%
1 In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance for themselves to live in, for until that day their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
2 And the children of Dan sent from their family five men from their territory, men of valor, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it; and they said to them, Go, search the land. When they came to Mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
3 When they were near the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned in there and said to him, Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What do you have here?
4 And he said to them, Thus and thus does Micah deal with me, and he has hired me, and I am his priest.
5 And they said to him, Please inquire of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be successful.
- Judg 18:11-199 verses78%
11 And from there went of the family of the Danites from Zorah and from Eshtaol six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
12 And they went up and encamped in Kirjathjearim in Judah; therefore they called that place Mahanehdan to this day; behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.
13 And they passed from there to Mount Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.
14 Then the five men who went to spy out the country of Laish said to their brethren, Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod and teraphim and a carved image and a molten image? Now, therefore, consider what you should do.
15 And they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man, the Levite, to the house of Micah, and greeted him.
16 And the six hundred men armed with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.
17 And the five men who went to spy out the land went up and entered there and took the carved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image, while the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war.
18 And these went into Micah's house and took the carved image, the ephod, the teraphim, and the molten image. Then the priest said to them, What are you doing?
19 And they said to him, Hold your peace, put your hand over your mouth and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
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8 And they came to their brethren in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, What do you say?
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15 And they came to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and spoke with them, saying,
- Judg 15:10-112 verses67%
10 The men of Judah said, Why have you come up against us? They answered, We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.
11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam and said to Samson, Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us? He said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
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3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpeh.) Then the children of Israel said, Tell us, how did this wickedness occur?
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12 And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?
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8 Then they said to him, Tell us, we pray you, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is your occupation? and from where do you come? what is your country? and of what people are you?
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23 And he said to them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all the people.
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6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to Sidon,
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14 And when Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, What does the noise of this tumult mean? And the man came in hastily and told Eli.
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47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt there, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
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1 And the men of Ephraim said to him, Why have you treated us this way, that you did not call us when you went to fight with the Midianites? And they argued with him sharply.
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15 For a voice declares from Dan, and proclaims affliction from Mount Ephraim.
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2 And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you did not deliver me out of their hands.
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5 And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field, and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.
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16 And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?
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38 From the children of Dan, by their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war;
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34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain; for they would not allow them to come down to the valley.
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29 David said, What have I done now? Is there not a cause?
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9 And Micah said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I go to stay where I may find a place.
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10 And it shall come to pass, when you show this people all these words, and they say to you, Why has the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?
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9 And God came to Balaam, and said, Who are these men with you?