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Judges 1:19-36

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.

20And theygaveוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414Hebronחֶבְר֔וֹןchev.RonH2275toCalebלְכָלֵב֙le.kha.LevH3612, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696: and he droveoutוַיּ֣וֹרֶשׁvai.Yo.reshH3423from there thethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAnakהָעֲנָֽק׃ha.'a.NakH6061.

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.

22And thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130, they also wentupוַיַּעֲל֧וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927againstBethelH1008: and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with them.

23And thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJosephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130sent to spyoutוַיָּתִ֥ירוּvai.ya.Ti.ruH8446BethelH1008. (Now thenameוְשֵׁם־ve.shem-H8034of thecityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892beforeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440wasLuzלֽוּז׃LuzH3870.)

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.

28And it came to pass, whenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasstrongחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388, that theysubjectedוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669to forcedlabourלָמַ֑סla.MasH4522, and did notutterlyוְהוֹרֵ֖ישׁve.ho.ReishH3423drive themoutהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

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:

32But theAsheritesהָאָ֣שֵׁרִ֔יha.'A.she.RiH843dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: for they did not drive themoutהוֹרִישֽׁוֹ׃ סho.ri.ShoH3423.

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.

34And theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֛יha.'e.mo.RiH567forcedוַיִּלְחֲצ֧וּvai.yil.cha.TzuH3905thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofDanדָ֖ןdanH1835to themountainהָהָ֑רָהha.Ha.rahH2022: for they would notallowנְתָנ֖וֹne.ta.NoH5414them to comedownלָרֶ֥דֶתla.Re.detH3381to thevalleyלָעֵֽמֶק׃la.'E.mekH6010:

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.

36And theborderוּגְבוּל֙u.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567was from theascentמִֽמַּעֲלֵ֖הmi.ma.'a.LehH4608toAkrabbimעַקְרַבִּ֑ים'ak.ra.BimH4610, from therockH5553, andupwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃ פva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

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