1Anditcametopassafterthedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedH7592Jehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whichofusshallgoיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927upagainsttheCanaanitesH3669firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462,tofightH3898againstthem? 2AndJehovahsaidH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927up:behold,Ihavedeliveredthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776intohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027. 3AndJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidH559toSimeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,ComeH1980upwithmeintomylotבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486,andletusfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againsttheCanaanitesH3669,andIlikewisewillgoH1980withtheeintothylotבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486;andSimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentH1980withhim. 4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927up;andJehovahdeliveredtheCanaanitesH3669andthePerizzitesintotheirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,andtheysmotetheminBezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966,tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376. 5AndtheyfoundH4672Adoni-BezekH137inBezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966,andfoughtH3898againsthim,andtheysmotetheCanaanitesH3669andthePerizzites. 6AndAdoni-BezekH137fledH5127,andtheypursuedH7291afterhim,andcaughthim,andcutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offhisthumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹתbe.ho.NotH931andhisgreattoesH931. 7AndAdoni-BezekH137saidH559,Seventyשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428,withtheirthumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩be.ho.nOtH931andtheirgreattoesH931cutמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112off,gleanedH3950undermytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979:asIhavedone,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hasrequitedme.AndtheybroughtH935himtoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtherehediedH4191. 8AndthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063foughtH3898againstJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andtookH3920it,andsmoteitwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,andsetthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784. 9AndafterwardsthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againsttheCanaanitesH3669,thatdweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427inthehill-country,andinthesouthH5045,andinthelowland. 10AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentagainsttheCanaanitesH3669thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275—thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofHebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275beforewasKirjath-Arba;andtheyslewSheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344andAhimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289andTalmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526. 11Andfromtherehewentagainsttheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDebirדְּבִ֑ירde.VirH1688; nowthenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688beforewasKirjath-sepher. 12AndCalebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidH559,Hethatsmites Kirjath-sepherandtakesH3920it,tohimwillIgiveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915mydaughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 13AndOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073, Caleb'syoungerהַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,tookH3920it;andhegaveH5414himAchsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 14AnditcameH935topassasshecameH935,thatsheurgedhimtoaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592ofherfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;andshesprangdownfromtheass.AndCalebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidH559toher,Whatwouldest thou? 15AndshesaidH559tohim,GiveH5414meablessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293;forthou hastgivenH5414measouthernlandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776;giveH5414mealsospringsofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.AndCalebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveH5414hertheupperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsandthelowersprings. 16AndthechildrenoftheKeniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017, Moses'father-in-law,hadgoneH5927upoutofthecityH5892ofpalm-treeswiththechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063intothewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whichisinthesouthH5045ofAradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166;andtheywentH5927anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427withthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971. 17AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentwithSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,andtheyslewtheCanaanitesH3669thatinhabitedH3427Zephath,andutterlydestroyedit;andtheycalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767. 19AndJehovahwasH1961withJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;andhetookH3423possessionוַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423ofthehill-country,forhedidnotdispossessלְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,becausetheyhadchariotsH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270. 20AndtheygaveH5414toCalebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275,asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872hadsaidH1696;andhedispossessedH3423fromthencethethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnak. 21AndthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144didnotdispossessH3423theJebusites,theinhabitantsH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;buttheJebusitesdwellH3427withthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117. 22Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentH5927upagainstBethel;andJehovahwaswiththem. 23Andthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130senttosearchoutBethel; nowthenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofthecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforewasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870. 24AndtheguardsH8104sawH7200amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376comeH3318forthH3318outofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andsaidH559untohim, Shewus,wepraythee,how[we]mayenterintothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andwewillshew theekindness. 25Andheshewedthemhowtoenterintothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892.Andtheysmotethecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;buttheyletgoשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376andallhisfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940. 26Andthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentintothelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850,andbuiltH1129acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121itsnameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034Luzל֔וּזLuzH3870,whichisitsnameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117. 27AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519didnotdispossessH3423Beth-sheanH1052anditsdependentvillages,norTaanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590anditsdependentvillages,northeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427ofDorד֜וֹרDorH1756anditsdependentvillages,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofIbleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991anditsdependentvillages,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023anditsdependentvillages;andtheCanaanitesH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427inthatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776. 28AnditcametopasswhenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478becameH1961strongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,thattheymadeH7760theCanaanitesH3669tributary;buttheydidnotutterlydispossessH3423them. 31Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836didnotdispossessH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAccho,northeinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofZidon,norAhlab,norAchzib,norHelbah,norAphik,norRehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340; 32andtheAsheritesdweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427amongtheCanaanitesH3669,theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;fortheydidnotdispossessH3423them. 34AndtheAmoritesH567forcedthechildrenofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835intothehill-country,fortheywouldnotsufferthemtocomeH3381downtothevalleyלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010. 35AndtheAmoritesH567woulddwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427onmountHeresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776,inAjalonandinShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169;butthehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailed,andtheybecameH1961tributaries. 36Andtheborderוּגְבוּל֙u.ge.VulH1366oftheAmoritesH567wasfromtheascentofAkrabbim,fromtherockH5553,andupwardsH4605. 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