| 30. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 18:30:1 ⧉וַיָּקִ֧ימוּvayakimuand they set up Judges 18:30:2 ⧉לָהֶ֛םlahemfor themselves Judges 18:30:3 ⧉בְּנֵי־דָ֖ןbeneidanthe sons of Dan Judges 18:30:4 ⧉אֶת־הַפָּ֑סֶלethapaselthe carved image Judges 18:30:5 ⧉וִ֠יהוֹנָתָןviyonatanand Jonathan Judges 18:30:6 ⧉בֶּן־גֵּרְשֹׁ֨םbengershomson of Gershom Judges 18:30:7 ⧉בֶּן־מְנַ(7)שֶּׁ֜הbenmenasheson of Manasseh Judges 18:30:8 ⧉ה֣וּאhuhe Judges 18:30:9 ⧉וּבָנָ֗יוuvanavand his sons Judges 18:30:10 ⧉הָי֤וּhayuwere Judges 18:30:11 ⧉כֹהֲנִים֙khohanimpriests Judges 18:30:12 ⧉לְשֵׁ֣בֶטleshevetfor the tribe of Judges 18:30:13 ⧉הַדָּנִ֔יhadanithe Danite Judges 18:30:14 ⧉עַד־י֖וֹםadyomuntil the day of Judges 18:30:15 ⧉גְּל֥וֹתgelotthe captivity of Judges 18:30:16 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe land |
| 30. Formal Translation And the sons of Dan set up the idol for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, together with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the land’s captivity. |
| 30. Dynamic Translation The Danites established a carved image for themselves, and Jonathan, Gershom’s son and Manasseh’s grandson, along with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the land was taken into exile. |