29And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was La'ish at the first.


In Context

26 Then the Danites went their way; and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his home.

27 And taking what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, the Danites came to La'ish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.

28 And there was no deliverer because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any one. It was in the valley which belongs to Beth-rehob. And they rebuilt the city, and dwelt in it.

29 And they named the city Dan, after the name of Dan their ancestor, who was born to Israel; but the name of the city was La'ish at the first.

30 And the Danites set up the graven image for themselves; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses, and his sons were priests to the tribe of the Danites until the day of the captivity of the land.

31 So they set up Micah's graven image which he made, as long as the house of God was at Shiloh.

Judges 18:29 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:29They named it Dan after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel- though the city used to be called Laish.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city [was] Laish at the first.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:29Calling the name of the city Dan after the name of their father, who was the son of Israel, which before was called Lais.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: but the name of the city was Laish at the first.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however the name of the city was Laish at the first.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29and call the name of the city Dan, by the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; and yet Laish is the name of the city at the first.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel: however, the name of the city was Laish at the first.