JDG 18:30 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The Danites mounted the carved image for themselves to worship. Yonatan (Gershom’s son from Manashsheh) became the priest for the Danites (and then his descendants until when the people were eventually exiled from the region).

18:30 Note: Suspended letter(s). Shown as suspended letters without a superscript note number.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἔστησαν ἑαυτοῖς οἱ υἱοὶ Δὰν τὸ γλυπτόν· καὶ Ἰωνάθαν υἱὸς Γηρσὼν υἱὸς Μανασσῆ αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἦσαν ἱερεῖς τῇ φυλῇ Δὰν ἕως ἡμέρας τῆς ἀποικίας τῆς γῆς.
(Kai estaʸsan heautois hoi huioi Dan to glupton; kai Yōnathan huios Gaʸrsōn huios Manassaʸ autos kai hoi huioi autou aʸsan hiereis taʸ fulaʸ Dan heōs haʸmeras taʸs apoikias taʸs gaʸs. )

BrTr And the children of Dan set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan son of Gerson son of Manasse, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan till the time of the carrying away of the [fn]nation.

ULT The sons of Dan raised up the carved image for themselves. Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manesseh, he along with his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danite until the day of the exile of the land.

UST The people of the tribe of Dan set up in the city a carved figure that had been made for Micah. Jonathan son of Gershom, and the grandson of Moses, was appointed to be their priest. His descendants continued to be priests until the Israelites were captured and taken away.

BSB § The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses,[fn] and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

18:30 Some Hebrew and LXX manuscripts and Vulgate; other Hebrew and LXX manuscripts the son of Manasseh

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE The children of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

LSV And the sons of Dan raise up the carved image for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons have been priests for the tribe of the Danite, until the day of the expulsion of [the people] of the land.

FBV The Danites erected the carved idol to worship, and Jonathan, son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons became priests for the tribe of Dan until the time when the people went into captivity from the land.

T4T The people of the tribe of Dan set up in the city the idols that had been made for Micah. Jonathan, who was the son of Gershom and the grandson of Moses, was appointed to be their priest. His descendants continued to be priests until the Israelis were captured and taken to Assyria.

LEB And the descendants[fn] of Dan set up for themselves the carved divine image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh,[fn] he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the time of the captivity of the land.

18:30 Or “sons/children”

18:30 Other ancient versions read “Moses”

BBE (And the children of Dan put up the pictured image for themselves; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites till the day when the ark was taken prisoner.)

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

ASV And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

DRA And they set up to themselves the graven idol, and Jonathan the son of Gersam the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests in the tribe of Dan, until the day of their captivity.

YLT And the sons of Dan raise up for themselves the graven image, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, he and his sons have been priests to the tribe of the Danite, till the day of the removal of [the people] of the land.

Drby And the children of Dan set up the graven image; and Jehonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses; he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

RV And the children of Dan set up for themselves the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

Wbstr And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

KJB-1769 ¶ And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

KJB-1611 ¶ And the children of Dan set vp the grauen image: and Ionathan the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Manasseh, hee and his sonnes, were Priests to the tribe of Dan, vntill the day of the captiuitie of the land.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And the chyldren of Dan set them vp the grauen image: And Ionathan the sonne of Gersom, the sonne of Manasses, and his sonnes, were the priestes in the tribe of Dan, vntyl the day of the captiuitie of the lande.
(And the children of Dan set them up the graven image: And Yonathan the son of Gersom, the son of Manasses, and his sons, were the priests in the tribe of Dan, untyl the day of the captivity of the land.)

Gnva Then the children of Dan set them vp the grauen image: and Ionathan the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Manasseh and his sonnes were the Priestes in the tribe of the Danites vntil the day of the captiuitie of the lande.
(Then the children of Dan set them up the graven image: and Yonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh and his sons were the Priests in the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land. )

Cvdl And the children of Dan set vp the ymage for them, and Ionathan ye sonne of Gerson the sonne of Manasse, & his sonnes were prestes amoge the trybe of ye Danites, vnto the tyme yt they were led awaye captyue out of the londe.
(And the children of Dan set up the image for them, and Yonathan ye/you_all son of Gerson the son of Manasse, and his sons were priests among the tribe of ye/you_all Danites, unto the time it they were led away captive out of the land.)

Wycl And `thei settiden there the grauun ymage, and Jonathas, sone of Jerson, sone of Moises, and `Jonathas sones, preestis, in the lynage of Dan, til in to the dai of her caitifte.
(And `thei settiden there the grauun image, and Yonathas, son of Yerson, son of Moses, and `Yonathas sons, priests, in the lineage of Dan, till in to the day of her caitifte.)

Luth Und die Kinder Dan richteten für sich auf das Bild. Und Jonathan, der Sohn Gersons, des Sohns Manasses, und seine Söhne waren Priester unter dem Stamm der Daniter bis an die Zeit, da sie aus dem Lande gefangen geführet worden.
(And the children Dan richteten for itself/yourself/themselves on the Bild. And Yonathan, the/of_the son Gersons, the sons Manasses, and his sons were priest(s) under to_him tribe the/of_the Daniter until at the Zeit, there they/she/them out_of to_him land gefangen guided worden.)

ClVg Posueruntque sibi sculptile, et Jonathan filium Gersam filii Moysi ac filios ejus sacerdotes in tribu Dan, usque ad diem captivitatis suæ.
(Posueruntque sibi sculptile, and Yonathan son Gersam children of_Moses ac filios his priests in tribu Dan, until to diem captivitatis suæ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

And the sons of Dan raised up the idol for themselves

(Some words not found in UHB: and,set_up to/for=them sons_of Dān DOM the,carved_image and,Jonathan son_of Gērəshom son_of מְ he/it and,, they_were כֹהֲנִים to/for, the, until day גְּלוֹת the=earth/land )

The author is using a common expression of his culture to mean that the Danites set up the idol for worship. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And the Danites set up the idol as an object of worship”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

the Danite

The author is not referring to a specific Danite. He means the tribe of Dan in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: “the Danites”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

the exile of the land

The author is using the term land by association to mean the people who lived in the land. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “the exile of the people who lived in that land”

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