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Judges 1:17-20

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.

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