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OET (OET-LV) and_sent the_descendants of_Dān from_clan_their five men from_whole_their men sons of_strength from_Tsārəˊāh/(Zorah) and_from_ʼEshtāʼol to_spy_out DOM the_earth/land and_to_explore_it and_they_said to_them go explore DOM the_earth/land and_they_came the_hill_country of_ʼEfrayim to the_house of_Mīkāh and_spent_the_night there.
OET (OET-RV) So the Danites sent out five capable men (from Zorah and from Eshtaol) to scout out the region and explore it. They had told them, “Go and explore the area.” They came to the Efraimite hill country, as far as Micah’s house, and spent the night there.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
מִקְצוֹתָם֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים
from,whole,their men
The author is using one part of their territory, its borders, to mean their whole territory. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [men from their territory]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
בְּנֵי חַ֜יִל
sons_of valiant
As the General Introduction to Judges discusses, in certain contexts, the biblical text uses the expression sons of to mean that people are characterized by a particular quality. That is the case here. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [valiant warriors]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
לְרַגֵּ֤ל אֶת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּ
to,spy_out DOM the=earth/land and,to,explore,it
The terms spy on and examine mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [to explore the land thoroughly]
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
and=they_said to,them
The pronoun they refers to the leaders of the tribe of Dan, and the pronoun them refers to the five men. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the leaders of Dan said to these five men]
Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns
שָֽׁם
there
The pronoun there refers to the hill country of Ephraim. The next verse shows that the men were near but not in the house of Micah. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [in that area]
18:2 Zorah and Eshtaol: Scouts were selected from the area where the Spirit of the Lord began to stir Samson (13:25). The mention of the two towns is a grim reminder that what began with Samson had not been completed, either by his own tribe (Dan) or by their powerful neighbor (Judah). These capable warriors, rather than fighting the Lord’s battles, bullied their fellow Israelites (18:24-25) and attacked a defenseless city (18:27; cp. Gen 49:17).
OET (OET-LV) and_sent the_descendants of_Dān from_clan_their five men from_whole_their men sons of_strength from_Tsārəˊāh/(Zorah) and_from_ʼEshtāʼol to_spy_out DOM the_earth/land and_to_explore_it and_they_said to_them go explore DOM the_earth/land and_they_came the_hill_country of_ʼEfrayim to the_house of_Mīkāh and_spent_the_night there.
OET (OET-RV) So the Danites sent out five capable men (from Zorah and from Eshtaol) to scout out the region and explore it. They had told them, “Go and explore the area.” They came to the Efraimite hill country, as far as Micah’s house, and spent the night there.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.