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The Darby Translation

Judges 18:23

And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jonathan;   Theft and Thieves;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Archaeology and Biblical Study;   Tribes of Israel, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;   Israel;   Jonathan;   Micah, Micaiah;   Priests and Levites;   Samson;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jonathan ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Dan;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ail;   Micah (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They called to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you that you mustered the men?”
Hebrew Names Version
They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Mikhah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
King James 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?
Lexham English Bible
And they called to the descendants of Dan, who turned around to face them, and they said to Micah, "What is the matter with you that you assembled together?"
English Standard Version
And they shouted to the people of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you, that you come with such a company?"
New Century Version
The men with Micah shouted at the Danites, who turned around and said to Micah, "What's the matter with you? Why have you been called out to fight?"
New English Translation
When they called out to the Danites, the Danites turned around and said to Micah, "Why have you gathered together?"
Amplified Bible
They shouted to the Danites, who turned and said to Micah, "What is your reason for assembling [against us]?"
New American Standard Bible
Then they called out to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And cryed vnto the children of Dan: who turned their faces, and said vnto Michah, What ayleth thee, that thou makest an outcrie?
Legacy Standard Bible
and for others, save, snatching them out of the fire; and on others have mercy with fear, hating even the tunic polluted by the flesh.
Contemporary English Version
and shouted for them to stop. They turned to face him and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you bring all these men?"
Complete Jewish Bible
and began shouting at them. The people from Dan turned and said to Mikhah, "What's wrong with you, that you've gathered such a crowd?"
Easy-to-Read Version
The men with Micah were shouting at the men of Dan. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, "What's the problem? Why are you shouting?"
George Lamsa Translation
And he shouted to the Danites, and they turned and said to Micah, What ails you, that you shout?
Good News Translation
and shouted at them. The Danites turned around and asked Micah, "What's the matter? Why all this mob?"
Literal Translation
And they called to the sons of Dan, and they turned their faces and said to Micah, What ails you, that you have been called together?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They turned their faces aboute, and sayde vnto Micha: What ayleth the, yt thou makest soch a crienge?
American 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?
Bible in Basic English
Crying out to them. And the Danites, turning round, said to Micah, What is your trouble, that you have taken up arms?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And called vnto them, and they turned their faces, & said vnto Micah: What ayleth thee, that thou makest an outcrye?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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?'
King James Version (1611)
And they cried vnto the children of Dan: and they turned their faces, and said vnto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou commest with such a company?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Dan turned their face, and said to Michaias, What is the matter with thee that thou hast cried out?
English Revised 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?
Berean Standard Bible
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and bigunnun to crye `aftir the bak. Whiche whanne thei hadden biholde, seiden to Mychas, What wolt thou to thee? whi criest thou?
Young's Literal Translation
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?'
Update Bible Version
And they cried to the sons of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What ails you, that you come with such a company?
Webster's Bible Translation
And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
World English Bible
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?
New King James Version
And they called out to the children of Dan. So they turned around and said to Micah, "What ails you, that you have gathered such a company?"
New Living Translation
They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, "What's the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?"
New Life Bible
they called out to them. The sons of Dan turned around and said to Micah, "What is wrong with you? Why have you gathered together?"
New Revised Standard
They shouted to the Danites, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter that you come with such a company?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they called unto the sons of Dan, who turned their faces, - and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou hast called out thy neighbours?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?
Revised Standard Version
And they shouted to the Danites, who turned round and said to Micah, "What ails you that you come with such a company?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They cried to the sons of Dan, who turned around and said to Micah, "What is the matter with you, that you have assembled together?"

Contextual Overview

14 Then the five men that had gone to spy out the country of Laish spoke and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? And now ye know what to do. 15 And they turned thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and inquired after his welfare. 16 And the six hundred men of the children of Dan, girded with their weapons of war, stood at the entrance of the gate. 17 And the five men that had gone to spy out the land went up, entered in thither, [and] took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were girded with weapons of war. 18 And these came into Micah's house, and took the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. And the priest said to them, What do ye? 19 And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be a priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a family in Israel? 20 Then the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 21 And they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the baggage before them. 22 They were already far from the house of Micah, when the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 23 And they cried to the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said to Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What aileth: Genesis 21:17, 1 Samuel 11:5, 2 Samuel 14:5, 2 Kings 6:28, Psalms 114:5, Isaiah 22:1

comest: Heb. art gathered together

Reciprocal: Matthew 19:22 - he went Luke 18:23 - he was very sorrowful Revelation 18:15 - shall

Cross-References

Genesis 18:4
Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
Genesis 18:5
And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.
Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour, and make cakes.
Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave [it] to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.
Genesis 18:25
Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Genesis 20:4
But Abimelech had not come near her. And he said, Lord, wilt thou also kill a righteous nation?
2 Samuel 24:17
And David spoke to Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote among the people, and said, Behold, it is I that have sinned, and it is I that have committed iniquity; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be on me, and on my father's house!
Job 8:3
Doth God pervert judgment, and the Almighty pervert justice?
Job 34:17
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
Psalms 73:28
But as for me, it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord Jehovah, that I may declare all thy works.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they cried unto the children of Dan,.... When they had got pretty near them, and in their hearing, they called to them aloud, and desired they would stop, having something to say to them:

and they turned their faces; that is, the Danites turned and looked at them, and stopped to hear what they had to say to them; these were they who were in the rear in marching:

and said unto Micah; who was at the head of them:

what aileth thee that thou comest with such a company? as if he intended to attack them in an hostile way, and therefore asks what should be the occasion of it? what affront had been given him, what injury had been done him, that had provoked him to come out and follow them in such a manner?


 
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