Catholic Public Domain Version
"calling the name of the city Dan, according to the name of their father, who had been born of Israel, though before it was called Laish. "
— Judges 18:29, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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.”
“Calling the name of the city Dan, after the name of their father, who was the son of Israel, which before was called Lais.”
“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 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.”
And so, they continued on the journey that they had begun. But Micah, seeing that they were stronger than he was, returned to his house.
Now the six hundred men took the priest, and the things we stated above, and they went to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and they struck them down with the edge of the sword. And they burned the city with fire.
For no one at all sent reinforcements, because they lived far away from Sidon, and they had no association or business with any man. Now the city was situated in the region of Rehob. And building it up again, they lived in it,
calling the name of the city Dan, according to the name of their father, who had been born of Israel, though before it was called Laish.
And they established for themselves the graven image. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, with his sons, were priests in the tribe of Dan, even until the day of their captivity.
And the idol of Micah remained with them during the entire time that the house of God was in Shiloh. In those days, there was no king in Israel.