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.


In Context

26 And the children of Dan departed: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

27 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came to Laish, to a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

28 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city and dwelt in it.

29 And 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.

30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

31 And they set up for themselves Micah's graven image which he made, all the time that the house of God was in 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29And 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.

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 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.