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Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the five fif 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 great Noun H376 הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha·'a·na·shim,
departed along Verb H1980 וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ vai·ye·le·chu
and came abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
to Laish Laish Noun H3919 לָ֑יְשָׁה la·ye·shah;
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and saw advise self Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֣וּ vai·yir·'u
the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֣ם ha·'am
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
how they dwelt abide Verb H3427 יֹושֶֽׁבֶת־ yo·v·she·vet-
careless assurance Noun H983 לָ֠בֶטַח la·ve·tach
after the manner adversary Noun H4941 כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨ט ke·mish·pat
of the Zidonians Sidonian Adjective H6722 צִדֹנִ֜ים tzi·do·nim
quiet appease Verb H8252 שֹׁקֵ֣ט sho·ket
and secure be bold confident Verb H982 וּבֹטֵ֗חַ u·vo·te·ach
there else Particle H369 וְאֵין־ ve·'ein-
was no else Particle H369 אֵין־ ein-
cast out cast out Verb H3423 יֹורֵ֣שׁ yo·v·resh
that might put [them] to shame be ashamed Verb H3637 מַכְלִ֨ים mach·lim
in [any] thing act Noun H1697 דָּבָ֤ר da·var
in the land common Noun H776 בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ ba·'a·retz
and they [were] far far abroad Adjective H7350 וּרְחֹקִ֥ים u·re·cho·kim
from the Zidonians Sidonian Adjective H6722 מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔ים mi·tzi·do·nim,
and had no business act Noun H1697 וְדָבָ֥ר ve·da·var
with [any] man person 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

People

Put

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

Shamed

a descendant of Benjamin

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