The Meaning of Judges 18:16 Explained

Judges 18:16

KJV: And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate.

YLT: (and the six hundred men girded with their weapons of war, who are of the sons of Dan, are standing at the opening of the gate), --

Darby: Now the six hundred men of the Danites, armed with their weapons of war, stood by the entrance of the gate;

ASV: And the six hundred men girt with their weapons of war, who were of the children of Dan, stood by the entrance of the gate.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the six  hundred  men  appointed  with their weapons  of war,  which [were] of the children  of Dan,  stood  by the entering  of the gate. 

What does Judges 18:16 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 18:16 mean?

And six hundred the men armed with their weapons of war stood by the entrance of the gate Who [were] of the sons of Dan
וְשֵׁשׁ־ מֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁ חֲגוּרִים֙ כְּלֵ֣י מִלְחַמְתָּ֔ם נִצָּבִ֖ים פֶּ֣תַח הַשָּׁ֑עַר אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִבְּנֵי־ דָֽן

וְשֵׁשׁ־  And  six 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
מֵא֣וֹת  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine plural
Root: מֵאָה 
Sense: hundred.
אִ֗ישׁ  the  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
חֲגוּרִים֙  armed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine plural
Root: חָגַר  
Sense: to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt.
כְּלֵ֣י  with  their  weapons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
מִלְחַמְתָּ֔ם  of  war 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
נִצָּבִ֖ים  stood 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: הֻצַּב 
Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
פֶּ֣תַח  by  the  entrance 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הַשָּׁ֑עַר  of  the  gate 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
אֲשֶׁ֖ר  Who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מִבְּנֵי־  of  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
דָֽן  of  Dan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּן 
Sense: the 5th son of Jacob, the st of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid.

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