The Meaning of Judges 18:13 Explained

Judges 18:13

KJV: And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

YLT: And they pass over thence to the hill-country of Ephraim, and come in unto the house of Micah.

Darby: And they passed on from there to the hill country of E'phraim, and came to the house of Micah.

ASV: And they passed thence unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they passed  thence unto mount  Ephraim,  and came  unto the house  of Micah. 

What does Judges 18:13 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 18:13 mean?

And they passed from there to the mountains of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם הַר־ אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־ בֵּ֥ית מִיכָֽה

וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ  And  they  passed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָבַר 
Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
מִשָּׁ֖ם  from  there 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
הַר־  to  the  mountains 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
אֶפְרָ֑יִם  of  Ephraim 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶפְרַיִם  
Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh.
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵּ֥ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָֽה  of  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.

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