Judges 18:27–28

18:27 Now the Danites55 took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city.56 18:28 No one came to the rescue because the city57 was far from Sidon58 and they had no dealings with anyone.59 The city60 was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites61 rebuilt the city and occupied it.

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55	tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
56	tn The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.
57	tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.
58	map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
59	tn Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.”
60	tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.
61	tn Heb “They”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.