| 29. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 18:29:1 ⧉וַיִּקְרְא֤וּvayikreuand they called Judges 18:29:2 ⧉שֵׁם־הָעִיר֙shemhaiirthe name of the city Judges 18:29:3 ⧉דָּ֔ןdanDan Judges 18:29:4 ⧉בְּשֵׁם֙beshemby the name of Judges 18:29:5 ⧉דָּ֣ןdanDan Judges 18:29:6 ⧉אֲבִיהֶ֔םavihemtheir father Judges 18:29:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho Judges 18:29:8 ⧉יוּלַּ֖דyuladwas born Judges 18:29:9 ⧉לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לleyisraelto Israel Judges 18:29:10 ⧉וְאוּלָ֛םveulambut Judges 18:29:11 ⧉לַ֥יִשׁlayishLaish Judges 18:29:12 ⧉שֵׁם־הָעִ֖ירshemhaiirthe name of the city Judges 18:29:13 ⧉לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃larishonaat first |
| 29. Formal Translation They named the city Dan, after Dan their father who was born to Israel; but the city had previously been called Laish. |
| 29. Dynamic Translation They gave the city the name Dan in honor of their ancestor, who was born to Israel. Earlier, its name had been Laish. |