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Judges 1:8-11

8Now the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063had foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and had takenוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920it, and smittenוַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and setשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892on fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

9And afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063went downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,that dweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and in the southוְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045,and in the valleyוְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219.

10And Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3212against the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: (now the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKirjath–arbaH7153:)and they slewוַיַּכּ֛וּvai.ya.KuH5221Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344,and Ahimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289,and Talmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526.

11And from thence he wentH3212against the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Debirדְּבִ֑ירde.VirH1688:and the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Debirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKirjath–sepherH7158:

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