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Judges 18:8

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What does Judges 18:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?
Judges 18:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Judges 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
6And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before Jehovah is your way wherein ye go.
7Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
8And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?
9And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
10When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and the land is large; for God hath given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth.
11And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol, etc.] After they had well viewed the city, and made their remarks on the inhabitants of it, the condition and circumstances in which they were, and took notice of the goodness of the land about it, they returned to their brethren that sent them, particularly those that dwelt at the two places mentioned: and their brethren said unto them, what say ye? what tidings do you bring? what account of the place and country where you have been?”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zorah and Eshtaol: Jdg 18:2, Jdg 18:11, Jdg 13:2, Jdg 16:31 Judges 18:9”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“On their return, the spies said to their fellow-citizens, in reply to the question אתּם מה, "What have you accomplished?" "Up, let us go up against them (the inhabitants of Laish), for the land is very good, and ye are silent," i.e., standing inactive ( Kg1 22:3; Kg2 7:9). "Be not slothful to go (to proceed thither), to come and take possession of the land!" Judges 18:10”
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