Revised Literal Translation

Judges 1:10-15

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.

11And from thence he wentH3212against the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Debirדְּבִ֑ירde.VirH1688:and the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Debirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKirjath–sepherH7158:

12And Calebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,He that smitethיַכֶּ֥הya.KehH5221Kirjath–sepherH7158,and takethוּלְכָדָ֑הּu.le.kha.DahH3920it, to him will I giveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915my daughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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.

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