New American Standard Bible 1995
Judges 1
Jerusalem Is Captured
1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091that the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inquiredוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310shall goיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927up firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462for usagainstאֶל־'el-H413the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them?”
3Then Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Simeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251, “Comeעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927up with me intothe territoryH1486allottedH1486me, that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; andI in turnגַם־gam-H1571will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with you intothe territoryH1486allottedH1486you.” So Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with him.
4Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up, andthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522into their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theydefeatedוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376at Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966.
7Adoni-bezekH137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Seventyשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428with their thumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩be.ho.nOtH931and their bigH931toesוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜םve.rag.lei.HemH931H7272cutמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112offH7112used to gatherמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950up scrapsunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979;as I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430has repaidשִׁלַּם־shi.lam-H7999me.” So they broughtוַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָֽׁם׃ פShamH8033.
8Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389and capturedוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920it and struckוַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719and setשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892on fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
9Afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022countryH2022and in theNegevוְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045and in the lowlandוְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219.
10So Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who livedהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275(now the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Hebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKiriath-arbaH7153);and they struckוַיַּכּ֛וּvai.ya.KuH5221Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344and Ahimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289and Talmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526.
Capture of Other Cities
12And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The one whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834attacksיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Kiriath-sepherH7158and capturesוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920it, I will even giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414him my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915for a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
13Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it; so he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915for a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14Thenit cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about when she cameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to him,that she persuadedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1for a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704.Then she alightedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795fromher donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do you want?”
15She saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051me a blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you have givenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theNegevהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me also springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.”So Calebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her the upperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and the lowerתַּחְתִּֽית׃ פtach.TitH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.
16Thedescendantsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofthe Keniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860,wentעָל֨וּ'a.LuH5927up from thecityH5892of palmsH8558with the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in the southבְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gevH5045ofAradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166;and they wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
17Then Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and they struckוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857,and utterlyH2763destroyedוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763it. So the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
19Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they tookH3423possessionH3423of the hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022; but they could notdriveH3423out the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010becauseH3588they hadironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393.
20Then they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275to Calebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612,as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872hadpromisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696;and he droveוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423out from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033the threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.
21But the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144did not driveהוֹרִ֖ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423out theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983who livedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;so the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983have livedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
24The spiesהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376comingיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Pleaseנָא֙na'H4994showהַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nuH7200us the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892andwe will treatוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213you kindlyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.”
25So he showedוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200them the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and they struckוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,but they letH7971the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and allכָּל־kol-H3605his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940goשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971freeH7971.
26The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850and builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892and namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121H8034it Luzל֔וּזLuzH3870whichה֣וּאhu'H1931is its nameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
Places Not Conquered
27But Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519did not takeH3423possessionהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423of Beth-sheanH1052and its villagesבְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323,or Taanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590and its villagesבְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323,or the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427of Dorד֜וֹרDorH1756and its villagesבְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,or the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Ibleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991and its villagesבְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,or the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and its villagesבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323; sothe Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669persistedוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974in livingלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in that landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
28It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478becameH2388strongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,that they putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to forcedH4522laborלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522,but they did not driveוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁve.ho.ReishH3423them out completelyהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.
29Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669did not driveהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423out the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669who were livingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507;so the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507amongבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them.
30Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074did not driveהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423out the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003,or the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofNahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096;so the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669livedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them and becameוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961subject to forcedH4522laborלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.
31Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836did not driveהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423out the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Accoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910,or the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,or of Ahlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303,or of Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392,or of Helbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462,or of Aphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663,or of Rehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340.
33Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321did not driveהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423out the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth-shemeshH1053,or the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth-anathH1043,but livedוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Beth-shemeshH1053and Beth-anathH1043becameהָי֥וּha.YuH1961forcedH4522laborלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522for them.
35yet the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567persistedוַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974inlivingלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in Mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776,in Aijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357and in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169; but when thepowerיַ֣דyadH3027of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130grewH3513strongH3513,they becameוַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961forcedH4522laborלָמַֽס׃la.MasH4522.
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
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