Judges 18:22

What does Judges 18:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 18:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

When they had gone some way from the house of Micah, the men from the houses near Micah's house came together and overtook the children of Dan,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And were now at a distance from the house of Michas, the men that dwelt in the houses of Michas gathering together followed them,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

They were already far from the house of Micah, when the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

Context

v.21So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.

v.22This passage

v.23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?

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