The Meaning of Judges 18:22 Explained

Judges 18:22

KJV: And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

YLT: They have been far off from the house of Micah -- and the men who are in the houses which are near the house of Micah have been called together, and overtake the sons of Dan,

Darby: When they were a good way from the home of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called out, and they overtook the Danites.

ASV: When they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[And] when they were a good way  from the house  of Micah,  the men  that [were] in the houses  near to Micah's  house  were gathered together,  and overtook  the children  of Dan. 

What does Judges 18:22 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 18:22 mean?

[when] they were a good way from the house of Micah and the men who [were] in the houses who near house of Micah gathered together and overtook - the sons of Dan
הֵ֥מָּה הִרְחִ֖יקוּ מִבֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֑ה וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּבָּתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עִם־ בֵּ֣ית מִיכָ֔ה נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ וַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּ אֶת־ בְּנֵי־ דָֽן

הֵ֥מָּה  [when]  they 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הִרְחִ֖יקוּ  were  a  good  way 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: רָחַק  
Sense: to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away.
מִבֵּ֣ית  from  the  house  of 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָ֑ה  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.
וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים  and  the  men 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱנׄושׁ 
Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  who  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בַּבָּתִּים֙  in  the  houses 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
עִם־  near 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
בֵּ֣ית  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
מִיכָ֔ה  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.
נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ  gathered  together 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: זָעַק  
Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
וַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּ  and  overtook 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: דָּבַק  
Sense: to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: 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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