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Judges 18:1

Dan
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.

2 So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.

3 And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

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BSB
In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
KJV
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
WEB
In those days there was no king in Israel. In those days the tribe of the Danites sought an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day, their inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
ASV
In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day [their] inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.
DARBY
In those days there was no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought for themselves an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day [their lot] had not fallen to them for inheritance among the tribes of Israel.
BLB
In those days [there was] no king in Israel, and in those days the tribe of the Danite was seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell in, for it had not fallen to them until that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel by inheritance.
ÅB
I de dager var det ingen konge i Israel; og i de samme dager søkte danittenes stamme seg en arvelodd til å bo i, for det var ikke til den dag tilfalt dem noen arv blant Israels stammer[^1].
OTB
I de dager hadde Israel ingen konge, og Dans stamme søkte et eget område å bosette seg i, for inntil da hadde de ikke fått tildelt noen arv blant Israels stammer.
B1930
I de dager var det ingen konge i Israel; og i de samme dager søkte danittenes stamme sig en arvelodd til å bo i, for det var ikke til den dag tilfalt dem nogen arv blandt Israels stammer. / < d.e. den dem ifølge JOS 19, 40 fg. tildelte arv var ennu ikke kommet i deres eie.>

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