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Judges 1:22-29

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.

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