12AndCalebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidH559,HethatsmitethKiriath-sepherH7158,andtakethit,tohimwillIgiveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915mydaughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 13AndOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’syoungerהַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,tookH3920it:andhegaveH5414himAchsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 14AnditcameH935topass,whenshecameH935untohim,thatshemovedhimtoaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592ofherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1afieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704:andshealightedfromoffherass;andCalebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidH559untoher,Whatwouldest thou? 15AndshesaidH559untohim,GiveH5414meablessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293;forthatthou hastsetH5414meinthelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheSouthH5045,giveH5414mealsospringsofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.AndCalebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveH5414hertheupperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsandthenethersprings. 16AndthechildrenoftheKeniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872brother-in-law,wentH5927upoutofthecityH5892ofpalm-treeswiththechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063intothewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whichisinthesouthH5045ofAradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166;andtheywentH5927anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427withthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971. 17AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentwithSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,andtheysmotetheCanaanitesH3669thatinhabitedH3427Zephath,andutterlydestroyedit.Andthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767. 18AlsoJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804withtheborderH1366thereof,andAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831withtheborderH1366thereof,andEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138withtheborderH1366thereof. 19AndJehovahwasH1961withJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;anddroveouttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthehill-country;forhecouldnotdriveouttheinhabitantsH3427ofthevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,becausetheyhadchariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270. 20AndtheygaveH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275untoCalebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612,asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872hadspokenH1696:andhedroveoutthencethethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnak. 21AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144didnotdriveouttheJebusitesthatinhabitedH3427Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;buttheJebusitesdwellH3427withthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117. 22Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentH5927upagainstBeth-el;andJehovahwaswiththem. 23Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130senttospyוַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruH8446outBeth-el. (Nowthenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforetimewasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870.) 24AndthewatcherssawH7200amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376comeH3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andtheysaidH559untohim,ShowH7200us,wepraythee,theentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996intothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andwewilldealkindlywiththee. 25Andheshowedוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200themtheentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996intothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andtheysmotethecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;buttheyletthemanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376goשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971andallhisfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940. 26Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentintothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850,andbuiltH1129acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereofLuzל֔וּזLuzH3870,whichisthenameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034thereof untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117. 27AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519didnotdriveouttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427ofBeth-sheanH1052anditstowns,norofTaanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590anditstowns,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDorד֜וֹרDorH1756anditstowns,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofIbleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991anditstowns,northeinhabitantsH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023anditstowns;buttheCanaanitesH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776. 28Anditcametopass,whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961waxedstrongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,thattheyputH7760theCanaanitesH3669totaskwork,anddidnotutterlydrivethemout. 29AndEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669drovenotouttheCanaanitesH3669thatdweltH3427inGezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507;buttheCanaanitesH3669dweltH3427inGezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507amongthem. 30Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074drovenotouttheinhabitantsH3427ofKitron,northeinhabitantsH3427ofNahalol;buttheCanaanitesH3669dweltH3427amongthem,andbecameH1961subjecttotaskwork. 31Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836drovenotouttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAcco,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofSidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,norofAhlab,norofAchzib,norofHelbah,norofAphik,norofRehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340; 32buttheAsheritesdweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427amongtheCanaanitesH3669,theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;fortheydidnotdrivethemout. 34AndtheAmoritesH567forcedthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835intothehill-country;fortheywouldnotsufferthemtocomeH3381downtothevalleyלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010; 35buttheAmoritesH567woulddwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inmountHeresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776,inAijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357,andinShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169: yetthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailed,sothattheybecameH1961subjecttotaskwork. 36Andtheborderוּגְבוּל֙u.ge.VulH1366oftheAmoritesH567wasfromtheascentofAkrabbim,fromtherockH5553,andupwardH4605. 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