The Meaning of Judges 18:25 Explained

Judges 18:25

KJV: And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

YLT: And the sons of Dan say unto him, 'Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest men bitter in soul fall upon you, and thou hast gathered thy life, and the life of thy household;'

Darby: And the Danites said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and you lose your life with the lives of your household."

ASV: And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall upon you, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children  of Dan  said  unto him, Let not thy voice  be heard  among us, lest angry  fellows  run  upon thee, and thou lose  thy life,  with the lives  of thy household. 

What does Judges 18:25 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Judges 18

1  The Danites send five men to seek out an inheritance
3  At the house of Micah they consult with Jonathan, and are encouraged
7  They search Laish, and bring back news of good hope
11  Six hundred men are sent to surprise it
16  In their way they rob Micah of his priest and his consecrated things
27  They win Laish, and call it Dan
30  They set up idolatry, wherein Jonathan inherits the priesthood

What do the individual words in Judges 18:25 mean?

And said to him the sons of Dan not do let be heard your voice among us lest fall upon you men angry angry and you lose your life and with the lives of your household
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ אֵלָיו֙ בְּנֵי־ דָ֔ן אַל־ תַּשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹלְךָ֖ עִמָּ֑נוּ פֶּֽן־ יִפְגְּע֣וּ בָכֶ֗ם אֲנָשִׁים֙ מָ֣רֵי נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְאָסַפְתָּ֥ה נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ בֵּיתֶֽךָ

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָיו֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְּנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָ֔ן  of  Dan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּן 
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob, the st of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid.
תַּשְׁמַ֥ע  do  let  be  heard 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
קוֹלְךָ֖  your  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
עִמָּ֑נוּ  among  us 
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
פֶּֽן־  lest 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
יִפְגְּע֣וּ  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: פָּגַע  
Sense: to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession.
בָכֶ֗ם  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
אֲנָשִׁים֙  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
מָ֣רֵי  angry 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: מַר 
Sense: bitter, bitterness.
נֶ֔פֶשׁ  angry 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
וְאָסַפְתָּ֥ה  and  you  lose 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסַף 
Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in.
נַפְשְׁךָ֖  your  life 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ  and  with  the  lives 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
בֵּיתֶֽךָ  of  your  household 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.

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