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Judges 1:12-36
12And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To the manאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834who strikes downיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Kiriath-sepherH7158and captures itוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920,I will giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323Acsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915in marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
13So Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּha.ka.Ton mi.Me.nuH6996H4480brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920the city,and Caleb gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414אֶת־'et-H853his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Acsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915to himin marriageלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14One dayוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961Acsahcameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to Othnieland urged himוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592מֵֽאֵת־me.'et-H854her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1for a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.When she got offוַתִּצְנַ֖ח מֵעַ֣לva.titz.Nach me.'AlH6795H5921her donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612askedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you desire?”
15“Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051mea blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293,”she answeredוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have given meנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776in the Negevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414mespringsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325as well.”So Calebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612אֵ֚ת'etH853gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414herboth the upperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853גֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and lowerתַּחְתִּֽית׃ פtach.TitH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.
16Now the descendantsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872’father-in-lawחֹתֵ֨ןcho.TenH2859,the Keniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,went upעָל֨וּ'a.LuH5927withאֶת־'et-H854the menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063from the CityH5892of PalmsH8558to the Wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in the Negevבְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gevH5045near Aradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166.They wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to liveוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongאֶת־'et-H854the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
17Then the men of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980withאֶת־'et-H854their brothersאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251the Simeonitesשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095,attackedוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857,and devoted the city to destructionוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853.So it was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שֵׁם־shem-H8034הָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
18And Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853also capturedוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853גְּבוּלָ֔הּge.vu.LahH1366וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853גְּבוּלָ֑הּge.vu.LahH1366וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138—each withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853its territoryגְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ge.vu.LahH1366.
19The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961withאֶתּ־'et-H854Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they took possessionוַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423אֶת־'et-H853of the hill countryהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;butכִּ֣יkiH3588they could notלֹ֤אlo'H3808drive outלְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the plainsהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010becauseכִּי־ki-H3588they hadchariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270.
20אֶת־'et-H853Just asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872had promisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,Judah gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275to Calebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612,who drove outוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423מִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033the descendants ofthe threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061אֶת־'et-H853.
21The Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ןbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144,howeverוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,failed toלֹ֥אlo'H3808drive outהוֹרִ֖ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983livingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.So toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983liveוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389amongאֶת־'et-H854the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֤י בִנְיָמִן֙be.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121H1144.
24and when the spiesהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376coming outיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318ofמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994אֶת־'et-H853show usהַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nuH7200how to get intoמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and we will treatוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213youעִמְּךָ֖'i.me.KhaH5973kindlyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.”
25So the man showed themוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200אֶת־'et-H853the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and they putוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310H2719וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853but releasedשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971that manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.
26And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850,builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and called itוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121H8034Luzל֔וּזLuzH3870,whichה֣וּאhu'H1931is its nameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
27At that time Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519אֶת־'et-H853failedוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to drive out the inhabitantsהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423of Beth-sheanH1052וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Taanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427,Dorד֜וֹרDorH1756וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427,Ibleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853בְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427,Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and their villagesבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323;for the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669were determinedוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974to dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thatהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
28וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478became strongerחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,they pressedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669into forced laborלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522,but they neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808drove them outוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁve.ho.ReishH3423completelyהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.
29Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669also failedלֹ֣אlo'H3808to drive outהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507;so the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669continued to dwellוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427among themבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130in Gezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507.
30Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074failedלֹ֤אlo'H3808to drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427Nahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096;so the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427among themבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130and servedוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961as forced laborersלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.
31Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836failedלֹ֤אlo'H3808to drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Accoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427,Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ahlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Helbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Aphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Rehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340.
32So the Asheritesהָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔יha.'A.she.RiH843livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,becauseכִּ֖יkiH3588they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808drive them outהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.
33Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321failedלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to drive outהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423אֶת־'et-H853the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth-shemeshH1053andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427Beth-anathH1043.So the Naphtalites also livedוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Beth-shemeshH1053and Beth-anathH1043servedהָי֥וּha.YuH1961themas forced laborersלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.
34The Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567אֶת־'et-H853forcedוַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּvai.yil.cha.TzuH3905the Danitesבְּנֵי־ דָ֖ןbe.nei- danH1121H1835into the hill countryהָהָ֑רָהha.Ha.rahH2022andכִּי־ki-H3588did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808allow themנְתָנ֖וֹne.ta.NoH5414to come downלָרֶ֥דֶתla.Re.detH3381into the plainלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010.
35And the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567were determinedוַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776,Aijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357,and Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169.But when the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130grewוַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.BadH3513in strengthיַ֣דyadH3027,they pressed the Amoritesוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961into forced laborלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
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