| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 18:7:1 ⧉וַיֵּלְכוּ֙vayelekhuand they went Judges 18:7:2 ⧉חֲמֵ֣שֶׁתkhameshetfive of Judges 18:7:3 ⧉הָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםhaanashimthe men Judges 18:7:4 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvayavouand they came Judges 18:7:5 ⧉לָ֑יְשָׁהlaishato Laish Judges 18:7:6 ⧉וַיִּרְא֣וּvayireuand they saw Judges 18:7:7 ⧉אֶת־הָעָ֣םethaam{direct object} the people Judges 18:7:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּasherbekirbahwho were in her midst Judges 18:7:9 ⧉יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־לָ֠בֶטַחyoshevetlavetakhdwelling in security Judges 18:7:10 ⧉כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨טkemishpataccording to the custom of Judges 18:7:11 ⧉צִדֹנִ֜יםtsidonimSidonians Judges 18:7:12 ⧉שֹׁקֵ֣טshoketquiet Judges 18:7:13 ⧉וּבֹטֵ֗חַuvoteakhand trusting or secure Judges 18:7:14 ⧉וְאֵין־מַכְלִ֨יםveenmakhelimand there was no one causing shame Judges 18:7:15 ⧉דָּבָ֤רdavara thing Judges 18:7:16 ⧉בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙baaretsin the land Judges 18:7:17 ⧉יוֹרֵ֣שׁyoreshpossessing Judges 18:7:18 ⧉עֶ֔צֶרetserrestraint or need Judges 18:7:19 ⧉וּרְחֹקִ֥יםurekhokimand far away Judges 18:7:20 ⧉הֵ֙מָּה֙hemathey were Judges 18:7:21 ⧉מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔יםmitsidonimfrom the Sidonians Judges 18:7:22 ⧉וְדָבָ֥רvedavarand a matter Judges 18:7:23 ⧉אֵין־לָהֶ֖םenlahemthere was not to them Judges 18:7:24 ⧉עִם־אָדָֽם׃imadamwith a human being |
| 7. Formal Translation The five men departed and came to Laish. They saw the people living securely there, as in Sidon’s custom—quiet and unsuspecting; they lacked nothing that was in the land and possessed wealth. They were distant from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone. |
| 7. Dynamic Translation The five men traveled to Laish and saw its people living confidently—calm and unwary, with nothing lacking and plenty. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no contact with any other people. |