Revised Literal Translation

Judges 1:22-29

22And the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,they also went upוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against Beth–elH1008:And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with them.

23And the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130sent to descryוַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruH8446Beth–elH1008. (Now the nameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of the cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870.)

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.

28And it came to pass, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was strongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,that they putוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to tributeלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522,and did not utterlyוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁve.ho.ReishH3423drive them outהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

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.

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