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Judges 18:25

And the children of Dan said to him: See thou say no more to us, lest men enraged come upon thee, and thou perish with all thy house.

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 - Fellow;   Micah (1);   Wrath (Anger);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dan;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
Hebrew Names Version
The children of Dan said to him, "Don't let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
And the descendants of Dan said to him, "You should not let your voice be heard among us, so that ill-tempered men will not attack you, and take your life and the lives of your household."
English Standard Version
And the people of Dan 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."
New Century Version
The Danites answered, "You should not argue with us. Some of our angry men might attack you, killing you and your family."
New English Translation
The Danites said to him, "Don't say another word to us, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will die."
Amplified Bible
The sons of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice [of complaint] be heard among us, or else angry men will assault you and you will lose your life, along with the lives of [everyone in] your household."
New American Standard Bible
Then the sons of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the children of Dan sayde vnto him, Let not thy voyce be heard among vs, least angrie fellowes runne vpon thee, and thou lose thy life with the liues of thine housholde.
Legacy Standard Bible
to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, might, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Contemporary English Version
"We don't want to hear any more about it," the people of Dan said. "And if you make us angry, you'll only get yourself and your family killed."
Complete Jewish Bible
The men from Dan replied, "You had best say no more to us, because some of us might get angry and attack you. You could lose your life, and so might the others in your household."
Darby Translation
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest men of exasperated spirit run upon you, and thou lose thy life and the lives of thy household.
Easy-to-Read Version
The men from the tribe of Dan answered, "You had better not argue with us. Some of our men become angry easily. If you shout at us, they will attack you. You and your families will be killed."
George Lamsa Translation
And the Danites said to him, Let not your voice be heard among us, lest some angry fellows attack you, and you lose your life and the lives of your sons.
Good News Translation
The Danites told him, "You had better not say anything else unless you want these men to get angry and attack you. You and your whole family would die."
Literal Translation
And the sons of Dan said to him, Do not let your voice be heard among us, that men bitter in soul not fall on you, and you lose your life, and the lives of your household.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the childre of Dan saide vnto him: Let not thy voyce be herde amoge vs, that some wrothfull me thrust not at the, and so yi soule and the soule of yi house be destroyed.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the children of Dan said to him, Say no more, or men of bitter spirit may make an attack on you, causing loss of your life and the lives of your people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the children of Dan said vnto him: Let not thy voyce be hearde among vs, lest angrye felowes runne vpon thee, & thou lose thy lyfe, with the lyues of all thyne housholde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.'
King James Version (1611)
And the children of Dan said vnto him, Let not thy voyce bee heard among vs, lest angry fellowes run vpon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the liues of thy houshold.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard with us, lest angry men run upon thee, and take away thy life, and the lives of thy house.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
The Danites said to him, "Do not raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Dan seiden to hym, Be war, lest thou speke more to vs, and men styrid in soule come to thee, and thou perische with al thin hows.
Young's Literal Translation
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;'
Update Bible Version
And the sons of Dan said to him, Don't let your voice be heard among us, or else angry fellows will fall on you, and you will lose your life, with the lives of your household.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the children of Dan said to him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows rush upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.
World English Bible
The children of Dan said to him, "Don't let your voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows fall on you, and you lose your life, with the lives of your household."
New King James Version
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!"
New Living Translation
The men of Dan said, "Watch what you say! There are some short-tempered men around here who might get angry and kill you and your family."
New Life Bible
The sons of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us. Or angry men will kill you and those of your house."
New Revised Standard
And the Danites said to him, "You had better not let your voice be heard among us or else hot-tempered fellows will attack you, and you will lose your life and the lives of your household."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the sons of Dan said unto him, Do not let thy voice be heard among us, - lest men embittered in soul fall upon you, and thou gather in thy life and the lives of thy household.
Revised Standard Version
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."
THE MESSAGE
But the Danites answered, "Don't yell at us; you just might provoke some fierce, hot-tempered men to attack you, and you'll end up an army of dead men."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Dan said to him, "Do not let your voice be heard among us, or else fierce men will fall upon you and you will lose your life, with the lives of your household."

Contextual Overview

14 The five men, that before had been sent to view the land of Lais, said to the rest of their brethren: You know that in these houses there is an ephod and theraphim, and a graven and a molten god: see what you are pleased to do. 15 And when they had turned a little aside, they went into the house of the young man the Levite, who was in the house of Michas: and they saluted him with words of peace. 16 And the six hundred men stood before the door, appointed with their arms. 17 But they that were gone into the house of the young man, went about to take away the graven god, and the ephod, and the theraphim, and the molten god, and the priest stood before the door, the six hundred valiant men waiting not far off. 18 So they that were gone in took away the graven thing, the ephod, and the idols, and the molten god, And the priest said to them: What are you doing? 19 And they said to him: Hold thy peace, and put thy finger on thy mouth, and come with us, that we may have thee for a father, and a priest. Whether is better for thee, to be a priest in the house of one man, or in a tribe and family in Israel? 20 When he heard this, he agreed to their words, and took the ephod, and the idols, and the graven god, and departed with them. 21 And when they were going forward, and had put before them the children and the cattle, and all that was valuable, 22 And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them, 23 And began to shout out after them. They looked back, and said to Michas: What aileth thee? Why dost thou cry?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

angry: Heb. bitter of soul, 1 Samuel 30:6, 2 Samuel 17:8, Job 3:5, Job 27:2, *marg.

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 2:16 - I will take 1 Samuel 22:2 - discontented

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
Genesis 18:2
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.
Genesis 18:5
And I will set a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart, afterwards you shall pass on: for therefore are you come aside to your servant. And they said: Do as thou hast spoken.
Genesis 18:6
Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Genesis 18:7
And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it.
Genesis 18:10
And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent.
Genesis 18:11
Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.
Genesis 18:12
And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure?
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed?
Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said: Can I hide from Abraham what I am about to do:

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the children of Dan said unto him, let not thy voice be heard among us,.... Complaining of us as having done an unjust thing, charging and reproaching us with theft and sacrilege, insisting upon a restoration of the things taken, and abusing with odious names and characters:

lest angry fellows run upon thee: lest men of bitter and passionate spirits, provoked by ill language given them, should draw their swords and fall upon thee:

and thou lose thy life, and the life of thy household; the life of himself, his family, servants, tenants, and neighbours with him, which ought to have been more precious and valuable than his gods; of which there was great danger in demanding his gods, which by this they let him know they would not part with.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 18:25. And thou lose thy life — This was argumentum ad hominem; he must put up with the loss of his substance, or else lose his life! It was the mere language of a modern highwayman: Your life or your money.


 
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