^18:7So the five men journeyed on¹⁵ and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there¹⁶ were living securely, like the Sidonians do,¹⁷ undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way.¹⁸ They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.¹⁹

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Footnotes

15 Or “went.”
16 Heb “who were in its midst.”
17 Heb “according to the custom of the Sidonians.”
18 Heb “and there was no one humiliating anything in the land, one taking possession [by] force.”
19 Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.” Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the and Symmachus read “Syria” here rather than the ’s “men.” This reading presupposes a Hebrew אֲרָם (’aram, “Aram,” i.e., Arameans) rather than the reading אָדָם (’adam). This reading is possibly to be preferred over the .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the five men left and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living in safety, like the Sidonians, at peace and secure. And since their land lacked nothing, they were prosperous. Also, they lived a long way from the Sidonians and had no relationship with anyone else.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The five men left and came to Laish. They saw that the people who were there were living securely, in the same way as the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. They were far from the Sidonians, having no alliance with anyone.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the five men went and came to Laish, and they observed the people who were living according to the customs of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, and lacking nothing in the land, and possessing restraint. And they were far from the Sidonians and had no word with anyone.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

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