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Judges 1:9-13

9Afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310,the menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063marched downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the hill countryהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,in the Negevוְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045,and in the foothillsוְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219.

10Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063also marchedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who were livingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275חֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275(formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440known asוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034Kiriath-arbaH7153),and they struck downוַיַּכּ֛וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ahimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Talmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526.

11From thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033they marchedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Debirדְּבִ֑ירde.VirH1688דְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688(formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440known asוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034Kiriath-sepherH7158).

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.nuH6996 H4480brotherאֲחִ֥י'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.

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