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Judges 18:3

Micah

1 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.

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?”

4 “Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”

5 Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God to determine whether we will have a successful journey.”

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BSB
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?”
KJV
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
WEB
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; so they went over there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What do you do in this place? What do you have here?”
ASV
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite; and they turned aside thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
DARBY
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man, the Levite; and they turned in thither, and said to him, Who brought thee hither? and what doest thou in this [place]? and what hast thou here?
BLB
[While] they [were] with the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite, and they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? And what [are] you doing in this [place]? And why are you here?”
ÅB
Da de var tett ved Mikas hus, kjente de den unge manns - levittens - røst, bøyde av fra veien og gikk bort til ham og sa: Hvem har ført deg hit, og hva gjør du her, og hvordan har du det her?
OTB
Da de nærmet seg Mikas hus, kjente de igjen stemmen til den unge levitten og vendte seg til ham for å snakke med ham, og spurte: "Hvem har brakt deg hit? Hva gjør du på dette stedet? Hva har du her?"
B1930
Da de var tett ved Mikas hus, kjente de den unge manns - levittens - røst, bøide av fra veien og gikk bort til ham og sa: Hvem har ført dig hit, og hvad gjør du her, og hvorledes har du det her?

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  • Genesis 27:22

    So Jacob came close to his father Isaac, who touched him and said, “The voice is the voice of Jacob, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”

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  • Matthew 26:73

    After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”

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  • Judges 12:6

    they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.

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  • Isaiah 22:16

    What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?

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