18:2a So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol

So the people of Dan sent five of their leaders from Zorah and Eshtaol
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So the clan of Dan chose five leaders ⌊to look for new land⌋ . They were from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

18:2b to spy out the land and explore it.

to explore the land in secret and to discover what was there.
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⌊They were sent⌋ to go ahead as spies to inspect the land and to find a place ⌊where it would be good to live⌋ .

18:2c “Go and explore the land,” they told them.

The people told them, “Go (plur.) and find out all you can about the land.”
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They told them to discover everything that they could about the land ⌊of Ephraim⌋ .

18:2a-c (reordered)

The people of Dan chose five of their best men from Zorah and Eshtaol ⌊to represent them⌋ . They sent them as spies, telling them to explore the land ⌊and to bring them back a report of what they found there⌋ .

18:2d The men entered the hill country of Ephraim

When the five leaders arrived in Ephraim’s hill country
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These five men traveled to the hills of the clan of Ephraim.

18:2e and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.

they came to Micah’s house and slept there that night.
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When they reached Micah’s house, they stopped there to spend the night.

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