47 The territory of the (A)sons of Dan proceeded [a]beyond them; for the sons of Dan went up and fought with Leshem and captured it. Then they struck it with the edge of the sword and took possession of it and [b]settled in it; and they named [c](B)Leshem Dan after the name of their father Dan.

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  1. Joshua 19:47 Lit from
  2. Joshua 19:47 Lit dwelt
  3. Joshua 19:47 In Judg 18:7 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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So the five men departed and came to (A)Laish, and saw the people who were in it living in security, in the way of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting; for there was no [a]oppressive ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

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  1. Judges 18:7 Or oppressive conqueror; lit possessor of oppression

So the five men(A) left and came to Laish,(B) where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure.(C) And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous.[a] Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians(D) and had no relationship with anyone else.[b]

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  1. Judges 18:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
  2. Judges 18:7 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts with the Arameans