Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to him, "Please inquire of God that we may know whether our journey that we [are] going on will be successful."
New American Standard Bible
They said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether our way on which we are going will be prosperous.”
King James Version
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Holman Bible
Then they said to him, “Please inquire of God so we will know if we will have a successful journey.”
International Standard Version
They replied, "Go ask God, please, about whether or not we'll be successful in this journey."
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Amplified
And they said to him, “Please ask of God, so that we may know whether our journey on which we are going will be successful.”
Bible in Basic English
Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.
Darby Translation
And they said to him, "Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed."
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to him, Ask now of God, and we shall know whether our way shall prosper which we go upon it.
King James 2000
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray you, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, We pray you, Ask counsel of God so that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto him, "Ask of God, I pray thee, that we may know whether the way which we go, shall be prosperous or no."
NET Bible
They said to him, "Seek a divine oracle for us, so we can know if we will be successful on our mission."
New Heart English Bible
They said to him, "Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."
The Emphasized Bible
So they said unto him - Ask of God, we pray thee, - that we may know whether the journey on which we are going shall have good success.
Webster
And they said to him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
World English Bible
They said to him, "Please ask counsel of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say to him, 'Ask, we pray thee, at God, and we know whether our way is prosperous on which we are going.'
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 18:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Tribe Of Dan Seeks Territory
4 And he said to them, "Micah did such and such for me and hired me, and I became his priest." 5 And they said to him, "Please inquire of God that we may know whether our journey that we [are] going on will be successful." 6 And the priest said to them, "Go in peace. Yahweh [is] in front of you on the journey you want to go on."
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 22:5
Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire for the word of Yahweh today."
Judges 17:5
The man Micah had for himself {a shrine}, and he made an ephod and teraphim, and {he appointed one of his sons} who became a priest for him.
Judges 17:13
And Micah said, "Now I know Yahweh will make me prosperous, because the Levite has become my priest."
Judges 18:14
And the five men that went out to spy out the land ([that is], Laish) responded and said to their relatives, "Do you know that there are in these houses an ephod, teraphim, and an idol of cast metal? So then, consider what you must do."
2 Kings 16:15
Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, "On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering and the grain offering of the evening, the burnt offering of the king and his grain offering, the burnt offering of all of the people of the land, their offerings, their libations, and all of the blood of the burnt offerings, the blood of the sacrifices you must dash on it. But the bronze altar shall be for me to inquire [by]."
Isaiah 30:1
"Oh rebellious children!" {declares} Yahweh, "to make a plan, but not from me, and pour out a libation, but not [from] my Spirit, {so as to add} sin to sin.
Ezekiel 21:21
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork of the road at the head of the two roads to practice divination. {He shakes the arrows}, he inquires with the teraphim, he {examines} the liver.
Hosea 4:12
My people, consult {their wooden idols}, and their divining rod gives them oracles; because a spirit of whoredom led [them] astray, and they played the whore from under their God.
Acts 8:10
They were all paying attention to {him}, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"