Judges Chapter 1

Revised Version 1895

1And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, that thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592of theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Who shallgoיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927upH5927forusH413firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462againstH413theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898againstH413them?

2And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063shallgoיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927:beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009, I havedeliveredנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776intoH776hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

3AndJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSimeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251,ComeH1980upעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927withmeאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589intoH1980mylotבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486, thatweH1980mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898againstH854theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; and I likewise willgoH1980with theeintoH1980thylotבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486.SoH1980Simeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentH1980with him.

4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH5927upH5927; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414theCanaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522intoH376theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027: and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221of them inBezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

5And theyfoundוַֽ֠יִּמְצְאוּVai.yim.tze.'uH4672Adoni-bezekH137inBezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966: and theyfoughtH3898againstH3898him, and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּֽי׃ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522.

6ButAdoni-bezekH137fledוַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosH5127; and theypursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andcaughtוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, andcutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offH7112histhumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹתbe.ho.NotH931and his greattoesH931.

7AndAdoni-bezekH137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Threescore and tenkingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428,havingהָי֤וּha.YuH1961theirthumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩be.ho.nOtH931and theirgreatH430toesH931cutמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112offH7112,gatheredמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950their meatunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979: as I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hath requitedmeH935. And theybroughtH935him toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and hediedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191there.

8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063foughtH3898againstH3898Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andtookוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920it, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andsetשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

9Andafterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3381downיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH3898theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022countryH2022, and in theSouthוְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045, and in thelowlandוְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219.

10AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentH413againstH413theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: (now thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofHebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275beforetime wasKiriath-arbaH7153:) and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֛וּvai.ya.KuH5221Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344, andAhimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289, andTalmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526.

11And from thence hewentH413againstH413theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDebirדְּבִ֑ירde.VirH1688. (Now thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofDebirדְּבִ֥ירde.VirH1688beforetime wasKiriath-sepherH7158.)

12AndCalebכָּלֵ֔בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He that smitethKiriath-sepherH7158, and taketh it, to him will Igiveוְנָתַ֥תִּיve.na.Ta.tiH5414Achsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915mydaughterבִתִּ֖יvi.TiH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13AndOthnielעָתְנִיאֵ֣ל'a.te.ni.'ElH6274thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKenazקְנַ֔זke.NazH7073,Caleb’sכָלֵ֖בkha.LevH3612youngerהַקָּטֹ֣ןha.ka.TonH6996brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,tookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙vai.yil.ke.DahH3920it: and hegaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himAchsahעַכְסָ֥ה'akh.SahH5915hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

14And itcameH935topassH935, whensheH4100cameH935unto him, thatsheH4100movedH935him toaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592ofherH5921fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1afieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704: andsheH4100lighteddownH5921fromoffH5921herH5921ass; andCalebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559untoherH5921,WhatH4100wouldest thou?

15Andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,GiveH5414meH5414ablessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293; for that thou hastsetH5414meH5414in thelandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of theSouthהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045,giveH5414meH5414alsospringsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. AndCalebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveH5414herH5414theupperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and thenetherתַּחְתִּֽית׃ פtach.TitH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.

16And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of theKeniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872brother in law,wentH5927upH5927outH3427of thecityH5892ofpalmH8558treesH8558with thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063intoH5927thewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in thesouthבְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gevH5045ofAradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166; and theywentH5927anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

17AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063went withSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, and theysmoteH5221theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatinhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857, and utterlydestroyedH5221it. And thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.

18AlsoJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gazaעַזָּ֣ה'a.ZahH5804with theborderגְּבוּלָ֔הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, andAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֖וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831with theborderגְּבוּלָ֑הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof, andEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138with theborderגְּבוּלָֽהּ׃ge.vu.LahH1366thereof.

19And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was withJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and he draveoutH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thehillהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022countryH2022; for he couldnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808driveH3423outH3423theinhabitantsH3427of thevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,becauseH3588they hadchariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270.

20And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275untoCalebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696: and he draveoutוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423thence thethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Anak.

21And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144didH3808notH3808driveH3423outH3423theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983thatinhabitedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: but theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983dweltוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22And thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130, they alsowentH5927upH5927againstעִמָּֽם׃'i.MamH5973Beth-el: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with them.

23And thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130sent tospyוַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruH8446outלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440Beth-el. (Now thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforetime wasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870.)

24And the watcherssawH7200amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376comeH3318forthH3318outH3318of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, ShewusH4994,weH4994prayH4994thee, theentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996intoH376thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andweH4994willdealוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213kindly with thee.

25And he shewed them theentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996intoH376thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and theysmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; but theyletH7971themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376goשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.

26And themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentH376intoH376thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850, andbuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034thereofLuzל֔וּזLuzH3870:whichה֣וּאhu'H1931is thenameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034thereof unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

27AndManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519didH3808notH3808driveH3423outH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427ofBeth-sheanH1052andherH3423townsבְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323,norH3808ofTaanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590andherH3423townsבְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323,norH3808theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofDorד֜וֹרDorH1756andherH3423townsבְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,norH3808theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofIbleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991andherH3423townsבְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323,norH3808theinhabitantsH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023andherH3423townsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323: but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669woulddwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.

28And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was waxenstrongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388, that theyputוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to taskwork, anddidH3808notH3808utterlydriveH3423themoutH2388.

29AndEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669dravenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808outהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inGezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507among them.

30Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074dravenotH3808outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003,norH3808theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofNahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427among them, andbecameוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961tributary.

31Asherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836dravenotH3808outהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAccoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910,norH3808theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Zidon,norH3808ofAhlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303,norH3808ofAchzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392,norH3808ofHelbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462,norH3808ofAphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663,norH3808ofRehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340:

32but theAsheritesהָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔יha.'A.she.RiH843dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427among theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for theydidH3808notH3808driveH3423themoutH3423.

33Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321dravenotH3808outהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBeth-shemeshH1053,norH3808theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBeth-anathH1043; but hedweltוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427among theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: nevertheless theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofBeth-shemeshH1053and ofBeth-anathH1043becameהָי֥וּha.YuH1961tributary unto them.

34And theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567forcedוַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּvai.yil.cha.TzuH3905thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835intoנְתָנ֖וֹne.ta.NoH5414thehillהָהָ֑רָהha.Ha.rahH2022countryH2022: for they wouldnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808suffer them tocomeH3381downH3381to thevalleyלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010:

35but theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567woulddwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inmountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776, inAijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357, and inShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169: yet thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailed,soH1961that theybecameH1961tributary.

36And theborderוּגְבוּל֙u.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567was from theascentH4610ofAkrabbimH4610, from therockH5553, andupwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃ פva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

Commentaries on Judges 1

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