Judges 18:30

The Danites worshiped ¹  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ²  of Gershom, son of Moses, ³  and his descendants ⁴  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

Ex 20:4; Le 26:1; De 17:2-7; De 27:15; De 31:16,29; Jos 19:40-48; Jud 13:1; 1Sa 4:2,3,10,11; Ps 78:58-61; Ps 78:60-62

¹ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

² tn Heb “son.”

³ tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.

⁴ tn Heb “sons.”