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Judges 18:5

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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 (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And they said to him, Inquire, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way on which we go shall be prosperous.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— 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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And they say to him, 'Ask, we pray thee, at God, and we know whether our way is prosperous on which we are going.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Then they desired him to consult the Lord, that they might know whether their journey should be prosperous, and the thing should have effect.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Againe they said vnto him, Aske counsell nowe of God, that we may knowe whether the way which we goe, shalbe prosperous.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And they sayd vnto him, Aske counsell, we pray thee, of God, that we may know, whether our way which we goe, shall be prosperous.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And they said to him, Inquire for us of God, that we may know whether the errand for which we go shall prosper.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And they said to him, Enquire now of God, and we shall know whether our way will prosper, on which we are going.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of Elohim, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And they said 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
unto him, Ask counsel, 7592
{7592} Prime
שָׁאַל
sha'al
{shaw-al'}
A primitive root; to inquire; by implication to request; by extension to demand.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
we pray thee, x4994
(4994) Complement
נָא
na'
{naw}
A primitive particle of incitement and entreaty, which may usually be rendered I pray, now or then; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjugation.
of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים, 430
{0430} Prime
אֱלֹהִים
'elohiym
{el-o-heem'}
Plural of H0433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative.
that we may know 3045
{3045} Prime
ידע
yada`
{yaw-dah'}
A primitive root; to know (properly to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively instruction, designation, punishment, etc.).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
whether our way 1870
{1870} Prime
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
which x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
we x587
(0587) Complement
אֲנַחְנוּ
'anachnuw
{an-akh'-noo}
Apparently from H0595; we.
go 1980
{1980} Prime
הָלַךְ
halak
{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
shall be prosperous. 6743
{6743} Prime
צָלַח
tsalach
{tsaw-lakh'}
A primitive root; to push forward, in various senses (literally or figuratively, transitively or intransitively).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Judges 18:1-6.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Judges 18:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judges 18:5

Ask — By thine Ephod, and Teraphim, or images, which they knew he had, Judges 18:14.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Ask counsel:

1 Kings 22:5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
2 Kings 16:15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire [by].
Isaiah 30:1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
Ezekiel 21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made [his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.
Hosea 4:12 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused [them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Acts 8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

of God:

Judges 18:14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.
Judges 17:5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Judges 17:13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to [my] priest.
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Jg 17:5, 13; 18:14. 1K 22:5. 2K 16:15. Is 30:1. Ezk 21:21. Ho 4:12. Ac 8:10.

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