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Judges 18:29

וַיִּקְרְא֤וּ שֵׁם־הָעִיר֙ דָּ֔ן בְּשֵׁם֙ דָּ֣ן אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוּלַּ֖ד לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאוּלָ֛ם לַ֥יִשׁ שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃
vayiqrʾv shem-haʿiyr dan bshem dan ʾabiyhem ʾasher yvlad lyishraʾel vʾvlam layish shem-haʿiyr lariʾshonah
King James Version (KJV)

And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city {was} Laish at the first.

Modern English

They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born to Israel; however the name of the city used to be Laish.

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