The Meaning of Judges 18:26 Explained

Judges 18:26

KJV: And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

YLT: and the sons of Dan go on their way, and Micah seeth that they are stronger than he, and turneth, and goeth back unto his house.

Darby: Then the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.

ASV: And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the children  of Dan  went  their way:  and when Micah  saw  that they [were] too strong  for him, he turned  and went back  unto his house. 

What does Judges 18:26 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 18:26 mean?

And went the sons of Dan their way and when saw Micah that stronger they [were] than he and he turned and went back to his house
וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ בְנֵי־ דָ֖ן לְדַרְכָּ֑ם וַיַּ֣רְא מִיכָ֗ה כִּי־ חֲזָקִ֥ים הֵ֙מָּה֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַיִּ֖פֶן וַיָּ֥שָׁב אֶל־ בֵּיתֽוֹ

וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ  And  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָ֖ן  of  Dan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּן 
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob, the st of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid.
לְדַרְכָּ֑ם  their  way 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
וַיַּ֣רְא  and  when  saw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
מִיכָ֗ה  Micah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִיכָה  
Sense: the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah.
כִּי־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
חֲזָקִ֥ים  stronger 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָזָק  
Sense: strong, stout, mighty.
הֵ֙מָּה֙  they  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ  than  he 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וַיִּ֖פֶן  and  he  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: פֹּונֶה 
Sense: to turn.
וַיָּ֥שָׁב  and  went  back 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
בֵּיתֽוֹ  his  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.

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