Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
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Verse 7 is found in chapter 18 of Judges. The spies reach Laish and describe the city as isolated, secure, and without allies. They return to Dan and recommend conquering it. The narrative explains that Laish offers favorable military conditions while Dan faces difficulties in its original territory. The search for a new inheritance shows how the tribes act according to their own interests during the absence of effective central authority.
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Da gingen die fünf Männer hin und kamen gen Lais und sahen das Volk, das darin war, sicher wohnen auf die Weise wie die Sidonier, still und sicher; und war niemand, der ihnen Leid täte im Land oder Herr über sie wäre, und waren ferne von den Sidoniern und hatten nichts mit Leuten zu tun.
Entonces aquellos cinco hombres se partieron, y vinieron a Lais: y vieron que el pueblo que habitaba en ella estaba seguro, ocioso y confiado, conforme a la costumbre de los de Sidón; no había nadie en aquella región que los perturbase en cosa alguna para poseer aquel estado; demás de esto, estaban lejos de los Sidonios, y no tenían negocios con nadie.
Les cinq hommes partirent, et ils arrivèrent à Laïs. Ils virent le peuple qui y était vivant en sécurité à la manière des Sidoniens, tranquille et sans inquiétude; il n'y avait dans le pays personne qui leur fît le moindre outrage en dominant sur eux; ils étaient éloignés des Sidoniens, et ils n'avaient pas de liaison avec d'autres hommes.
Que’ cinque uomini adunque andarono; e, giunti in Lais, videro il popolo che era in quella città, la quale era situata in luogo sicuro, stare in riposo e in sicurtà, nella maniera de’ Sidonii; non essendovi alcuno nel paese, che desse loro molestia in cosa alcuna; ed erano padroni del loro stato, e lontani da’ Sidonii, e non aveano da far nulla con alcuno.
Então foram-se aqueles cinco homens, e chegaram a Laís; e viram que o povo que havia no meio dela estava seguro, conforme ao costume dos sidônios, quieto e confiado; nem havia autoridade alguma do reino que por qualquer coisa envergonhasse a alguém naquela terra; também estavam longe dos sidônios, e não tinham relação com ninguém.
五人就走了,來到 拉億 ,見那裏的人安居,像 西頓 人的生活一樣安寧無慮,那地無人羞辱他們,無人奪取侵略。他們離 西頓 人很遠,與世無爭 。
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