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Judges 1
1Nowafterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091it came to pass, that thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478askedוַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ֙vai.yish.'a.LuH7592theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Who shall goupיַעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927for us against theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669firstבַּתְּחִלָּ֖הba.te.chi.LahH8462, tofightלְהִלָּ֥חֶםle.hi.La.chemH3898against them?
3AndJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSimeonלְשִׁמְע֨וֹןle.shim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֜יו'a.ChivH251, Comeupעֲלֵ֧ה'a.LehH5927with me into mylotבְגוֹרָלִ֗יve.go.ra.LiH1486, that we mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898against theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; and I likewise willgoH1980with thee into thylotבְּגוֹרָלֶ֑ךָbe.go.ra.Le.khaH1486. SoSimeonשִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shim.'onH8095wentH3212with him.
4AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentupוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927; and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414theCanaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֥יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֖יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522into theirhandבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027: and theyslewוַיַּכּ֣וּםvai.ya.KumH5221of them inBezekבְּבֶ֔זֶקbe.Ve.zekH966tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
6ButAdonibezekH137fledוַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosH5127; and theypursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יוvai.yir.de.Fu 'a.cha.RavH7291H310him, andcaughtוַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.ZuH270him, and cutoffוַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112histhumbsבְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יוbe.ho.Not ya.DavH931H3027and his greattoesוְרַגְלָֽיו׃ve.rag.LavH7272.
7AndAdonibezekH137saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,seventyשִׁבְעִ֣ים׀shiv.'ImH7657kingsמְלָכִ֡יםme.la.KhimH4428, having theirthumbsבְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ יְדֵיהֶ֨םbe.ho.nOt ye.dei.HemH931H3027and their greattoesוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֜םve.rag.lei.HemH7272cutoffמְקֻצָּצִ֗יםme.ku.tza.TzimH7112,gatheredמְלַקְּטִים֙me.la.ke.TimH3950their food under mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979: as I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, soGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430hathrepaidשִׁלַּם־shi.lam-H7999me. And theybroughtוַיְבִיאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and there hediedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
8Now thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063hadfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and hadtakenוַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920it, andsmittenוַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haH5221it with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andsetשִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.ChuH7971thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892onfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.
9Andafterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wentdownיָֽרְדוּ֙ya.re.DuH3381tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, thatdweltיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427on themountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and in thesouthוְהַנֶּ֖גֶבve.ha.Ne.gevH5045, and in thevalleyוְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219.
10AndJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentH3212against theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inHebronבְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275: (now thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofHebronחֶבְר֥וֹןchev.RonH2275beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasKirjatharbaH7153:) and theyslewוַיַּכּ֛וּvai.ya.KuH5221Sheshaiשֵׁשַׁ֥יshe.ShaiH8344, andAhimanאֲחִימַ֖ן'a.chi.ManH289, andTalmaiתַּלְמָֽי׃tal.MaiH8526.
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.ToH1323for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
14And it came to pass, when shecameבְּבוֹאָ֗הּbe.vo.'AhH935to him, that shemovedוַתְּסִיתֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.si.Te.huH5496him toaskלִשְׁא֤וֹלlish.'olH7592of herfatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1afieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704: and she gotoffוַתִּצְנַ֖חva.titz.NachH6795herdonkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543; andCalebכָּלֵ֖בka.LevH3612saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, What wilt thou?
15And shesaidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to him,Giveהָֽבָה־ha.vah-H3051me ablessingבְרָכָ֗הve.ra.KhahH1293: for thou hastgivenנְתַתָּ֔נִיne.ta.Ta.niH5414me asouthהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776;giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414me alsospringsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543ofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. AndCalebכָּלֵ֗בka.LevH3612gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414her theupperעִלִּ֔ית'i.LitH5942springsגֻּלֹּ֣תgu.LotH1543and thelowerתַּחְתִּֽית׃ פtach.TitH8482springsגֻּלֹּ֥תgu.LotH1543.
16And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of theKeniteקֵינִי֩kei.NiH7017,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֨ןcho.TenH2859, wentupעָל֨וּ'a.LuH5927out of thecityH5892of palmtreesH8558H5899with thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063into thewildernessמִדְבַּ֣רmid.BarH4057ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, which lieth in thesouthבְּנֶ֣גֶבbe.Ne.gevH5045ofAradעֲרָ֑ד'a.RadH6166; and theywentH3212anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongH854thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
17AndJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063wentH3212withSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, and theyslewוַיַּכּ֕וּvai.ya.KuH5221theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatinhabitedיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Zephathצְפַ֑תtze.FatH6857, and utterlydestroyedוַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.muH2763it. And thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃cha.re.MahH2767.
19And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was withJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063; and he droveoutוַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423the inhabitants of themountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022; but couldnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808driveoutלְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thevalleyהָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mekH6010, because they hadchariotsרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393ofironבַּרְזֶ֖לbar.ZelH1270.
21And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144did not driveoutהוֹרִ֖ישׁוּho.Ri.shuH3423theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִי֙hay.vu.SiH2983thatinhabitedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; but theJebusitesהַיְבוּסִ֜יhay.vu.SiH2983dwellוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִן֙vin.ya.MinH1144inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
24And thespiesהַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔יםha.Sho.me.RimH8104sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376comingיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him,Showהַרְאֵ֤נוּhar.'E.nuH7200us, we pray thee, theentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and we willshowוְעָשִׂ֥ינוּve.'a.Si.nuH6213theemercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.
25And when heshowedוַיַּרְאֵם֙vai.yar.'EmH7200them theentranceמְב֣וֹאme.Vo'H3996into thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, theysmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; but they letgoשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376and all hisfamilyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.
26And themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376wentH3212into thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2850, andbuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129acityעִ֗יר'IrH5892, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of itLuzל֔וּזLuzH3870: which is itsnameשְׁמָ֔הּshe.MahH8034to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
27Neither didManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֗הme.na.ShehH4519driveoutהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423the inhabitants ofBethsheanH1052and itstownsבְּנוֹתֶיהָ֮be.no.tei.HaH1323, norTaanachתַּעְנַ֣ךְta'.NakhH8590and itstownsבְּנֹתֶיהָ֒be.no.tei.HaH1323, nor theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.shevH3427ofDorד֜וֹרDorH1756and itstownsבְּנוֹתֶ֗יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323, nor theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofIbleamיִבְלְעָם֙yiv.le.'AmH2991and itstownsבְּנֹתֶ֔יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323, nor theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023and itstownsבְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323: but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669wouldוַיּ֙וֹאֶל֙vai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thatlandבָּאָ֥רֶץba.'A.retzH776.
29Neither didEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669driveoutהוֹרִ֔ישׁho.RishH3423theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיּוֹשֵׁ֣בhai.yo.ShevH3427inGezerבְּגָ֑זֶרbe.Ga.zerH1507; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inGezerבְּגָֽזֶר׃ פbe.Ga.zerH1507amongבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them.
30Neither didZebulunזְבוּלֻ֗ןze.vu.LunH2074driveoutהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKitronקִטְר֔וֹןkit.RonH7003, nor theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofNahalolנַהֲלֹ֑לna.ha.LolH5096; but theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130them, and became forcedlabourersלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522.
31Neither didAsherאָשֵׁ֗ר'a.SherH836driveoutהוֹרִישׁ֙ho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofAcchoעַכּ֔וֹa.KoH5910, nor theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofZidonצִיד֑וֹןtzi.DonH6721, nor ofAhlabאַחְלָ֤ב'ach.LavH303, nor ofAchzibאַכְזִיב֙'akh.ZivH392, nor ofHelbahחֶלְבָּ֔הchel.BahH2462, nor ofAphikאֲפִ֖יק'a.FikH663, nor ofRehobרְחֹֽב׃re.ChoH7340:
33Neither didNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֗יnaf.ta.LiH5321driveoutהוֹרִ֞ישׁho.RishH3423theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֤יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBethshemeshH1053, nor theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofBethanathH1043; but hedweltוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: nevertheless theinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֤יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofBethshemeshH1053and ofBethanathH1043became forcedlabourersלָמַֽס׃ סla.MasH4522to them.
35But theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567wouldוַיּ֤וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427inmountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Heresחֶ֔רֶסChe.resH2776inAijalonבְּאַיָּל֖וֹןbe.'ai.ya.LonH357, and inShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֑יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169: yet thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130prevailedוַתִּכְבַּד֙va.tikh.BadH3513, so that they became forcedlabourersלָמַֽס׃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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