KJV ORIGINAL
And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The scouts returned to their fellow Danites in Zorah and Eshtaol, and their people asked them, 'What do you have to report?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is describing how the scouting party returned to their tribe and were eagerly asked for their report about the land they had explored.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during the period when the tribe of Dan was seeking new territory because they had been unable to fully possess their originally assigned inheritance due to resistance from other peoples. Five Danite spies had been sent north to scout for suitable land, and this is their return to report their findings to the tribe gathered in Zorah and Eshtaol.
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