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Judges 1:17-20

17And Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentH3212with Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and they slewוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that inhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857,and utterly destroyedוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763it. And the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

18Also Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804with the coastגְּבוּלָ֔הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, and Askelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831with the coastגְּבוּלָ֑הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, and Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138with the coastגְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ge.vu.LahH1366thereof.

19And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;and he drave outוַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423the inhabitants ofthe mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;but could notלֹ֤אlo'H3808drive outלְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,because they had chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270.

20And they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275unto Calebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612,as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696:and he expelledוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423thence the threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.

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