New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 1:1-5

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'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-H5927upH5927firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.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.LehH5927upH5927;beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,I have handedבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH5414 H3027the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776overH5414to him.”

3Then Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his brotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251Simeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095, “GoH5927upH5927with me intothe territoryH1486allottedH1486me, and let’s fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; andI inH1571turnH1571will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֧יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with you intothe territoryH1486allottedH1486you.” So Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with him.

4Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927upH5927, andthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH5414 H3027overH5414to them the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, and theydefeatedוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376at Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966.

5They foundוַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּVai.yim.tze.'uH4672Adoni-bezekH137in Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966and foughtוַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898against him, and theydefeatedוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522.

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