The Meaning of Judges 18:15 Explained

Judges 18:15

KJV: And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

YLT: And they turn aside thither, and come in unto the house of the young man the Levite, the house of Micah, and ask of him of welfare, --

Darby: And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young Levite, at the home of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

ASV: And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they turned  thitherward, and came  to the house  of the young man  the Levite,  [even] unto the house  of Micah,  and saluted  him. 

What does Judges 18:15 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 18:15 mean?

So they turned aside there and came to the house of the young man Levite to the house of Micah and greeted him saluted
וַיָּס֣וּרוּ שָׁ֔מָּה וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ אֶל־ בֵּֽית־ הַנַּ֥עַר הַלֵּוִ֖י בֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־ ל֖וֹ לְשָׁלֽוֹם

וַיָּס֣וּרוּ  So  they  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: סוּר 
Sense: to turn aside, depart.
שָׁ֔מָּה  aside  there 
Parse: Adverb, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵּֽית־  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַנַּ֥עַר  of  the  young  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
הַלֵּוִ֖י  Levite 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
בֵּ֣ית  to  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָ֑ה  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.
וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־  and  greeted 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁאַל 
Sense: to ask, enquire, borrow, beg.
לְשָׁלֽוֹם  saluted 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֹום  
Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.