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47 But the tribe of Dan had trouble taking possession of their land,[a] so they attacked the town of Laish.[b] They captured it, slaughtered its people, and settled there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor.

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  1. 19:47a Or had trouble holding on to their land.
  2. 19:47b Hebrew Leshem, a variant spelling of Laish.

47 (When the territory of the Danites was lost to them,(A) they went up and attacked Leshem(B), took it, put it to the sword and occupied it. They settled in Leshem and named(C) it Dan after their ancestor.)(D)

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