Judges 1:3

Judges 1:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
• New International Version (NIV)The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites went with them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you." So Simeon went with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me to my allotted territory, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I will likewise go with you to your allotted territory.” And Simeon went with him.

Context of Judges 1:3

1After Joshua had died, the Israelites asked the Lord, ‘Which of our tribes should be the first to attack the Canaanites?’ 2The Lord replied, ‘Judah should attack first. I will give the land to them, to take for themselves.’ The men of Judah's tribe said to their cousins, the men of Simeon's tribe, ‘Join with us to fight against the Canaanites. Help us to take the land that God has given to our tribe. Then we will help you to take the land that belongs to your tribe.’ So the men of Simeon's tribe joined with the men of Judah's tribe. 4They attacked the Canaanites and the Perizzites at Bezek. The Lord helped them to win against 10,000 Canaanite and Perizzite fighters. 5In the battle, they found King Adoni-Bezek and they attacked him there.

Judges 1:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוּדָה֩ לְשִׁמְע֨וֹן אָחִ֜יו עֲלֵ֧ה אִתִּ֣י בְגוֹרָלִ֗י וְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְהָלַכְתִּ֧י גַם־אֲנִ֛י אִתְּךָ֖ בְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• his brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• Come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• with me into my lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• that we may fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• and I likewise will goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212

Cross-references for Judges 1:3

• Genesis 29:33Leah became pregnant again. She gave birth to another son. She said, ‘The Lord has given me another son because he knows that I am not loved.’ She called this son Simeon.
• Joshua 19:1The second part of the land was for Simeon's tribe, clan by clan. Their land was in the middle of Judah's land.
• Judges 1:17Then Judah's men joined with their cousins, Simeon's men, to attack the Canaanites who lived in Zephath. They completely destroyed the city. They gave it a new name, ‘Hormah’.
• 2 Samuel 10:11Joab said to Abishai, ‘If the Syrian soldiers are too strong for me, you must come to rescue me. But if the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will come to rescue you.

Commentaries on Judges 1:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Come up with me into my lot - It appears that the portions of Judah and Simeon had not been cleared of the Canaanites, or that these were the parts which were now particularly invaded.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The tribe of Simeon almost vanished within the territory given to Judah (Joshua 19:1). fight against the Canaanites...go with you to your territory: See Joshua 16:10; 17:13; 23:4–13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me ..., that we may fight against the Canaanites--Being conterminous tribes (Jos 19:1, 2), they had a common interest, and were naturally associated in this enterprise.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 1:3

• Armies
• Canaanites
• Judah
• Simeon

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Commentaries on Judges 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings