New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 1:1-2

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?”

2The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063shall goיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927up; beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.”

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