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27 Now the Danites[a] took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 18:27 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Judges 18:27 tn The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.

27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

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27 Then they took what Micah had made, and his priest, and went on to Laish, against a people at peace and secure.(A) They attacked them with the sword and burned(B) down their city.(C)

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27 But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people (A)quiet and unsuspecting, and (B)struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.

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