Judges 18:28-29

18:28 No one came to the rescue because the city ¹  was far from Sidon ²  and they had no dealings with anyone. ³  The city ⁴  was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites ⁵  rebuilt the city and occupied it. 18:29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. ⁶  But the city’s name used to be Laish.

[18:28]  ¹ tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.

[18:28]  ² map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[18:28]  ³ tn Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.”

[18:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.

[18:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “They”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who had been born to Israel.”