| 1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 18:1:1 ⧉בַּיָּמִ֣יםbayamimin the days Judges 18:1:2 ⧉הָהֵ֔םhahemthose Judges 18:1:3 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere was not Judges 18:1:4 ⧉מֶ֖לֶךְmelekha king Judges 18:1:5 ⧉בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbeyisraelin Israel Judges 18:1:6 ⧉וּבַיָּמִ֣יםuvayamimand in the days Judges 18:1:7 ⧉הָהֵ֗םhahemthose Judges 18:1:8 ⧉שֵׁ֣בֶטshevettribe of Judges 18:1:9 ⧉הַדָּנִ֞יhadanithe Danite Judges 18:1:10 ⧉מְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֤וֹmevakkeshlowas seeking for itself Judges 18:1:11 ⧉נַֽחֲלָה֙nakhalaan inheritance Judges 18:1:12 ⧉לָשֶׁ֔בֶתlashevetto dwell Judges 18:1:13 ⧉כִּי֩kifor Judges 18:1:14 ⧉לֹֽא־נָ֨פְלָהlonaflahad not fallen Judges 18:1:15 ⧉לּ֜וֹloto it or to him Judges 18:1:16 ⧉עַד־הַיּ֥וֹםadhayomuntil the day Judges 18:1:17 ⧉הַה֛וּאhahuthat Judges 18:1:18 ⧉בְּתוֹךְ־שִׁבְטֵ֥יbetokhshivtein the midst of the tribes of Judges 18:1:19 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsrael Judges 18:1:20 ⧉בְּנַחֲלָֽה׃סbenakhalaas an inheritance |
| 1. Formal Translation In that era there was no king in Israel, and the Danite tribe was looking for its own inheritance to live in, because up to that time no inheritance had been assigned to them among the tribes of Israel. |
| 1. Dynamic Translation In those days Israel had no king, and the Danites were actively seeking a place to settle, since their share among the tribes of Israel had not yet been secured. |