Judges 18:30-31

18:30 The Danites worshiped ¹  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ²  of Gershom, son of Moses, ³  and his descendants ⁴  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile. 18:31 They worshiped ⁵  Micah’s carved image ⁶  the whole time God’s authorized shrine ⁷  was in Shiloh.

[18:30]  ¹ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ² tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ³ tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.

[18:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “sons.”

[18:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “they set up for themselves.”

[18:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “the carved image that Micah had made.”

[18:31]  ⁷ tn Heb “the house of God.”