New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 1:17-20

17Then Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980with his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095,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.

18And Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804with its territoryגְּבוּלָ֔הּge.vu.LahH1366,Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831with its territoryגְּבוּלָ֑הּge.vu.LahH1366,and Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138with its territoryגְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ge.vu.LahH1366.

19Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and they tookH3423possessionH3423of the hillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022; but they could notdriveH3423outH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,becauseH3588they hadironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393.

20Then they gaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275to Calebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612,as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872hadpromisedדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696;and he droveH3423outH3423from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033the threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.

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