New American Standard Bible 1995

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Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were in it living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the five five Noun H2568 חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת cha·me·shet
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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men man Noun H376 הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha·'a·na·shim,
departed to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ vai·ye·le·chu
and came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
to Laish "lion," a city and region in N. Canaan Noun H3919 לָ֑יְשָׁה la·ye·shah;
Analysis:
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and saw to see Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֣וּ vai·yir·'u
the people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֣ם ha·'am
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
were in it living to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֹושֶֽׁבֶת־ yo·v·she·vet-
in security, security Noun H983 לָ֠בֶטַח la·ve·tach
after the manner judgment Noun H4941 כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨ט ke·mish·pat
of the Sidonians, an inhab. of Sidon Adjective H6722 צִדֹנִ֜ים tzi·do·nim
quiet to be quiet or undisturbed Verb H8252 שֹׁקֵ֣ט sho·ket
and secure; to trust Verb H982 וּבֹטֵ֗חַ u·vo·te·ach
for there nothing, nought Particle H369 וְאֵין־ ve·'ein-
was no nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵין־ ein-
ruler to take possession of, inherit, dispossess Verb H3423 יֹורֵ֣שׁ yo·v·resh
humiliating to be humiliated Verb H3637 מַכְלִ֨ים mach·lim
[them] for anything speech, word Noun H1697 דָּבָ֤ר da·var
in the land, earth, land Noun H776 בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ ba·'a·retz
and they were far distant, far, a distance Adjective H7350 וּרְחֹקִ֥ים u·re·cho·kim
from the Sidonians an inhab. of Sidon Adjective H6722 מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔ים mi·tzi·do·nim,
and had no nothing, nought Particle H369    
dealings speech, word Noun H1697 וְדָבָ֥ר ve·da·var
with anyone. man, mankind Noun H120 אָדָֽם׃ a·dam.

Locations

Laish

LAISHla'-ish (layish):(1) A city in the upper Jordan valley, apparently colonized by the Sidonians, which was captured by the Danites and called DAN (which see) (Judges 18:7, etc.; Isaiah 10:30 the King James Version). In Joshua 19:47 the name appears as "Leshem."(2) A Benjamite, father of Palti or Paltiel, to whom Michal, David's wife, was given by Saul (1... View Details

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Shamed

a descendant of Benjamin

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were in it living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.
King James Bible Then the five men departed departed, and came to Laish Laish, and saw the people who that were in it living in security, therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Sidonians, Zidonians, quiet and secure; for and there was no ruler humiliating them for anything magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Sidonians Zidonians, and had no dealings business with anyone.any man.
Hebrew Greek English Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were in it living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was no ruler humiliating them for anything in the land, and they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.