Bible in Basic English
"And they gave the town the name of Dan, after Dan their father, who was the son of Israel: though the town had been named Laish at first."
— Judges 18:29, Bible in Basic English
“And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. ”
“They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.”
“They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. But the city’s name used to be Laish.”
Then the children of Dan went on their way; and when Micah saw that they were stronger than he, he went back to his house.
And they took that which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people living quietly and without thought of danger, and they put them to the sword without mercy, burning down their town.
And they had no saviour, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with Aram; and it was in the valley which is the property of Beth-rehob. And building up the town again they took it for their living-place.
And they gave the town the name of Dan, after Dan their father, who was the son of Israel: though the town had been named Laish at first.
(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.)
And they put up for themselves the image which Micah had made, and it was there all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.