Judges 18:21
19 “Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
20 So the priest was glad and took the ephod, the household idols, and the graven image, and went with the people.
Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
22 After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
23 When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
- KJV
- So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them.
- WEB
- So they turned and departed, and put the little ones, the livestock, and the goods before them.
- ASV
- So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the goods before them.
- DARBY
- And they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the baggage before them.
- BLB
- And they turned and departed, and they put the little ones and the livestock and the goods before their faces.
- ÅB
- Så vendte de seg og dro bort, og de lot barna og buskapen og sine eiendeler være fremst i toget.
- OTB
- De satte sine barn, buskap og eiendeler foran seg, og dro av sted.
- B1930
- Så vendte de sig og drog bort, og de lot barna og buskapen og sine eiendeler være fremst i toget.