Revised Literal Translation
Judges 1
1Now afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091it came to pass, that the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592Yhwhבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Who shall go upיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927for us against the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462,to fightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them?
3And Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Simeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,Come upעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927with me into my lotבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486,that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;and I likewise will goH1980with thee into thy lotבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486.So Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentH3212with him.
4And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927;And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522into their handבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027:and they slewוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221of them in Bezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
6But Adoni–bezekH137fledוַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosH5127;and they pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and caughtוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, and cut offוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112his thumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יוbe.ho.Not ya.DavH3027H931and his great toesוְרַגְלָֽיו׃ve.rag.LavH7272.
7And Adoni–bezekH137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428,having their thumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨םbe.ho.nOt ye.dei.HemH3027H931and their great toesוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜םve.rag.lei.HemH7272cut offמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112,gatheredמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950their meatunder my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979:as I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,so Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hath requitedשִׁלַּם־shi.lam-H7999me. And they broughtוַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and there he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
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.
13And Othnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it: and he gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14And it came to pass, when she cameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to him,that she movedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him to askלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592of her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704:and she lightedוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795from off herdonkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543;and Calebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto her, What wilt thou?
15And she saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051me a blessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293:for thou hast givenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me a southהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776;giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me also springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.And Calebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her the upperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and the netherתַּחְתִּֽית׃ פtach.TitH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.
16And the childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the Keniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872father in lawחֹתֵ֨ןcho.TenH2859,went upעָל֨וּ'a.LuH5927out of the cityH5892of palm treesH5899H8558with the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063into the wildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, which liethin the southבְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gevH5045of Aradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166;and they wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongH854the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
17And Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentH3212with Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095his brotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,and they slewוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that inhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857,and utterly destroyedוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763it. And the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
18Also Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804with the coastגְּבוּלָ֔הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, and Askelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831with the coastגְּבוּלָ֑הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, and Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138with the coastגְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ge.vu.LahH1366thereof.
19And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;and he drave outוַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423the inhabitants ofthe mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;but could notלֹ֤אlo'H3808drive outלְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the valleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,because they had chariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of ironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270.
21And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144did not drive outהוֹרִ֖ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983that inhabitedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;but the Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
24And the spiesהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376come forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, Shewהַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nuH7200us, we pray thee, the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and we will shewוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213thee mercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.
25And when he shewedוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200them the entranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they smoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;but they let goשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and all his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.
26And the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentH3212into the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850,and builtוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereof Luzל֔וּזLuzH3870: which isthe nameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034thereof unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
27Neither did Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519drive outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423the inhabitants ofBeth–sheanH1052and her townsבְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323,nor Taanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590and her townsבְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323,nor the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427of Dorד֜וֹרDorH1756and her townsבְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Ibleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991and her townsבְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and her townsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323:but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wouldוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in that landבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
29Neither did Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669drive outהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427in Gezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507;but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Gezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507amongבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them.
30Neither did Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Nahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096;but the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and became tributariesלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.
31Neither did Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836drive outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Acchoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910,nor the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Sidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721,nor of Ahlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303,nor of Achzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392,nor of Helbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462,nor of Aphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663,nor of Rehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340:
33Neither did Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321drive outהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–shemeshH1053,nor the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–anathH1043;but he dweltוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:nevertheless the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Beth–shemeshH1053and of Beth–anathH1043became tributariesלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522unto them.
35But the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567wouldוַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427in mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776in Aijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357,and in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169:yet the handיַ֣דyadH3027of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailedוַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.BadH3513,so that they became tributariesלָמַֽס׃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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