Parallel Verses
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.
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."
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
Sha'al
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Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 18:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Tribe Of Dan Seeks Territory
4 He answered: Micah and I have an arrangement. He pays me to serve as his priest. 5 They said to him, “Inquire of God, please, that we may know whether our way on which we are going will be prosperous.” 6 The priest answered: Do not worry. Jehovah is taking care of you on this trip.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 22:5
First let us inquire of Jehovah.
Judges 17:5
Micah had his own place of worship. He made some idols and an ephod, and appointed one of his sons as his priest.
Judges 17:13
Micah said: Now I know that Jehovah will be good to me, since I have a Levite as a priest.
Judges 18:14
The five men who had gone to spy on the country around Laish said to their companions: Did you know that here in one of these houses there is a wooden idol covered with silver? There are also other idols and an ephod. Consider what you should do.
2 Kings 16:15
King Ahaz gave orders to Urijah the priest: Make the morning burned offering and the evening meal offering and the king's burned offering and meal offering, with the burned offerings of all the people and their meal offerings and drink offerings, on the great altar. Put on it all the blood of the burned offerings and of the animals that are offered. But the bronze altar will be for my use to get directions from Jehovah.
Isaiah 30:1
Suffer you unwilling children, says Jehovah. You pursue a purpose that is not mine. You make a covenant sacrifice without my Spirit. You add sin to sin.
Ezekiel 21:21
The king of Babylon will stand where the roads branch off, at the fork in the road. Then he will look for omens. The king will stand at the branch of the roads where he will use divination. He will shake the arrows and ask the teraphim and look into the liver.
Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel at their stock, and their staff declares to them; for the spirit of adultery caused them to go astray. They have played the harlot, departing from their God.
Acts 8:10
They all listened to him, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man has great power from God.