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And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְנֵי־ ve·nei-
Analysis:
Read more about: So
of Dan Dan Noun H1835 דָ֣ן dan
Analysis:
Read more about: Dan, Dan
sent forsake Verb H7971 וַיִּשְׁלְח֣וּ vai·yish·le·chu
of their family family Noun H4940 מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּ֡ם mim·mish·pach·tam
five fif Noun H2568 חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה cha·mi·shah
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 אֲנָשִׁ֣ים a·na·shim
from their coasts coast Noun H7098 מִקְצֹותָם֩ mik·tzo·v·tam
of valour able Noun H2428 חַ֜יִל cha·yil
men great Noun H376 אֲנָשִׁ֨ים a·na·shim
from Zorah Zareah Noun H6881 מִצָּרְעָ֣ה mi·tza·re·'ah
Analysis:
Read more about: Zorah
and from Eshtaol Eshtaol Noun H847 וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֗ל u·me·'esh·ta·'ol
Analysis:
Read more about: Eshtaol
to spy backbite Verb H7270 לְרַגֵּ֤ל le·rag·gel
out the land common Noun H776 הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ha·'a·retz
and to search find out Verb H2713 וּלְחָקְרָ֔הּ u·le·cha·ke·rah,
it and they said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai·yo·me·ru
Go along Verb H1980 לְכ֖וּ le·chu
search find out Verb H2713 חִקְר֣וּ chik·ru
the land common Noun H776 הָאָ֑רֶץ ha·'a·retz;
who when they came abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
to mount hill Noun H2022 הַר־ har-
Ephraim Ephraim Noun H669 אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ ef·ra·yim
Analysis:
Read more about: Ephraim
to the house court Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of Micah Micah Noun H4318 מִיכָ֔ה mi·chah,
they lodged abide Verb H3885 וַיָּלִ֖ינוּ vai·ya·li·nu
there in it Adverb H8033 שָֽׁם׃ sham.

Locations

Dan

DAN (2)A city familiar as marking the northern limit of the land of Israel in the common phrase "from Dan even to Beer-sheba" (Judges 20:1 1 Samuel 3:20, etc.). Its ancient name was Laish or Leshem (Judges 18:7, etc.). It was probably an outlying settlement of Tyre of Sidon. Its inhabitants, pursuing the ends of peaceful traders, were defenseless against the... View Details

Ephraim

EPHRAIM (2)(1) A position apparently of some importance, since the position of Baal-hazor (probably = Tell `Asur) where Abraham's sheep-farm was located, is determined by relation to it (2 Samuel 13:23). That it lay North of Jerusalem seems to be indicated in 2 Samuel 13:34. It may be identical with the Ephraim of Eusebius, Onomasticon, 20 Roman miles North... View Details

Eshtaol

ESHTAOLesh'-ta-ol ('eshta'ol; Astaol):A town in the Shephelah of Judah named next to Zorah (Joshua 15:33; Joshua 19:41). Between these two cities lay Mahaneh-dan (the camp of Dan) where the Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson (Judges 13:25), and where he was buried (Judges 16:31). A contingent from Eshtaol formed part of the 600 Danites who captured Lais... View Details

Zorah

ZORAHzo'-ra (tsor`ah; Saraa): A city on the border of Dan, between Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh (Joshua 19:41); the birthplace of Samson (Judges 13:2, 25); near here too he was buried (Judges 16:31); from here some Danites went to spy out the land (Judges 18:2, 11). In Joshua 15:33 it is, with Eshtaol, allotted to Judah, and after the captivity it was reinhabited... View Details

People

Dan

|judge,| a son of Jacob, also his desc. and their territory, also a place in Northern Israel

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King James Bible And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Hebrew Greek English And So the children sons of Dan sent of from their family five men from out of their coasts, whole number, valiant men of valour, from Zorah, Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, land and to search it; and they said unto to them, Go, "Go, search the land: who when land." And they came to mount the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they and lodged there.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And So the children sons of Dan sent of from their family five men from out of their coasts, whole number, valiant men of valour, from Zorah, Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, land and to search it; and they said unto to them, Go, "Go, search the land: who when land." And they came to mount the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they and lodged there.