Judges 18:29

World English Bible (WEB)

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 used to be Laish.

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27 They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword; then they burned the city with fire.

28 There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone else; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city and lived in it.

29 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 used to be Laish.

30 The children of Dan set up for themselves the engraved image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

31 So they set up for themselves Micah’s engraved image which he made, and it remained all the time that God’s house was in Shiloh.

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Judges 18:29 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: 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 used to be Laish.
KJV King James 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.
ASV American Standard 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: and call the name of the city Dan, by the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and yet Laish [is] the name of the city at the first.
DBY Darby Translation: And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; howbeit Laish was the name of the city at the first.
WBS Webster Bible: And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: but the name of the city was Laish at the first.