Judges 18:2,11
Judges 18:2-3 The Message (MSG)
The Danites sent out five robust warriors from Zorah and Eshtaol to look over the land and see what was out there suitable for their families. They said, “Go and explore the land.” They went into the hill country of Ephraim and got as far as the house of Micah. They camped there for the night. As they neared Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. They went over and said to him, “How on earth did you get here? What’s going on? What are you doing here?”
Judges 18:11-13 The Message (MSG)
So six hundred Danite men set out from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed to the teeth. Along the way they made camp at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. That is why the place is still today called Dan’s Camp—it’s just west of Kiriath Jearim. From there they proceeded into the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
Judges 18:2 King James Version (KJV)
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges 18:11 King James Version (KJV)
And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So the sons of Dan sent from their family five men out of their whole number, valiant men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to search it; and they said to them, “Go, search the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judges 18:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then from the family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.
Judges 18:2 New Century Version (NCV)
So, from their family groups, they chose five soldiers from the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out and explore the land. They were told, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the mountains of Ephraim, to Micah’s house, where they spent the night.
Judges 18:11 New Century Version (NCV)
So six hundred Danites left Zorah and Eshtaol ready for war.
Judges 18:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land. And they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judges 18:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
Judges 18:2 New International Version (NIV)
So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, “Go, explore the land.” So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
Judges 18:11 New International Version (NIV)
Then six hundred men of the Danites, armed for battle, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judges 18:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
So the children of Dan sent five men of their family from their territory, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and search it. They said to them, “Go, search the land.” So they went to the mountains of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judges 18:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
And six hundred men of the family of the Danites went from there, from Zorah and Eshtaol, armed with weapons of war.
Judges 18:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So the sons of Dan sent from the total number of their [extended] family five brave men from Zorah and Eshtaol, to scout the land and to explore it; and they said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.
Judges 18:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then from the [tribal] family of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with weapons of war set out.
Judges 18:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in. When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah’s house and spent the night there.
Judges 18:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
So 600 men from the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judges 18:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So the Danites sent out from Zorah and from Eshtaol five of their valiant men to spy out the land, telling them, “Go, explore the land.” When they advanced to the hill country of Ephraim, they got as far as Micah’s house and camped near there.
Judges 18:11 The Passion Translation (TPT)
So six hundred Danites, fully armed for war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol.
Judges 18:2 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.