Revised Version 1895

Judges 1:3-17

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.

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