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| 1. | It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh,{"Yahweh" is God's proper Name, sometimes rendered "LORD" (all caps) in other translations.} saying, "Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?" | Now after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel made request to the Lord, saying, Who is to go up first to make war for us against the Canaanites? | Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? | ||
| 2. | Yahweh said, "Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand." | And the Lord said, Judah is to go up: see, I have given the land into his hands. | And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. | ||
| 3. | Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with you into your lot." So Simeon went with him. | Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my heritage, so that we may make war against the Canaanites; and I will then go with you into your heritage. So Simeon went with him. | And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. | ||
| 4. | Judah went up; and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they struck of them in Bezek ten thousand men. | And Judah went up; and the Lord gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands; and they overcame ten thousand of them in Bezek. | And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. | ||
| 5. | They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | And they came across Adoni-zedek, and made war on him; and they overcame the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | ||
| 6. | But Adoni-Bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. | But Adoni-zedek went in flight; and they went after him and overtook him, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off. | But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. | ||
| 7. | Adoni-Bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I have done, so God{The Hebrew word rendered "God" is "Elohim."} has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. | And Adoni-zedek said, Seventy kings, whose thumbs and great toes had been cut off, got broken meat under my table: as I have done, so has God done to me in full. And they took him to Jerusalem, and he came to his end there. | And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. | ||
| 8. | The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. | Then the children of Judah made an attack on Jerusalem, and took it, burning down the town after they had put its people to the sword without mercy. | Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. | ||
| 9. | Afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, and in the South, and in the lowland. | After that the children of Judah went down to make war on the Canaanites living in the hill-country and in the south and in the lowlands. | And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. | ||
| 10. | Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba); and they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. | And Caleb went against the Canaanites of Hebron: (now in earlier times Hebron was named Kiriath-arba:) and he put Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai to the sword. | And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. | ||
| 11. | From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.) | And from there he went up against the people of Debir. (Now the name of Debir in earlier times was Kiriath-sepher.) | And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher: | ||
| 12. | Caleb said, "He who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife." | And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it. | And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. | ||
| 13. | Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife. | And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife. | And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. | ||
| 14. | It happened, when she came [to him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, "What would you like?" | Now when she came to him, he put into her mind the idea of requesting a field from her father: and she got down from her ass; and Caleb said to her, What is it? | And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? | ||
| 15. | She said to him, "Give me a blessing; for that you have set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water." Then Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. | And she said to him, Give me a blessing; because you have put me in a dry south-land, now give me springs of water. So Caleb gave her the higher spring and the lower spring. | And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. | ||
| 16. | The children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people. | Now Hobab the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, had come up out of the town of palm-trees, with the children of Judah, into the waste land of Arad; and he went and was living among the Amalekites; | And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. | ||
| 17. | Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah. | And Judah went with Simeon, his brother, and overcame the Canaanites living in Zephath, and put it under the curse; and he gave the town the name of Hormah. | And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. | ||
| 18. | Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border. | Then Judah took Gaza and its limit, and Ashkelon and its limit, and Ekron and its limit. | Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. | ||
| 19. | Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out [the inhabitants of] the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. | And the Lord was with Judah; and he took the hill-country for his heritage; but he was unable to make the people of the valley go out, for they had war-carriages of iron. | And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. | ||
| 20. | They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out there the three sons of Anak. | And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said; and he took the land of the three sons of Anak, driving them out from there. | And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. | ||
| 21. | The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. | And the children of Judah did not make the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem go out; the Jebusites are still living with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem. | And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. | ||
| 22. | The house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Yahweh was with them. | And the family of Joseph went up against Beth-el, and the Lord was with them. | And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. | ||
| 23. | The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) | So they sent men to make a search round Beth-el. (Now the name of the town in earlier times was Luz.) | And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) | ||
| 24. | The watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said to him, "Show us, we pray you, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you." | And the watchers saw a man coming out of the town, and said to him, If you will make clear to us the way into the town, we will be kind to you. | And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. | ||
| 25. | He showed them the entrance into the city; and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family. | So he made clear to them the way into the town, and they put it to the sword; but they let the man and all his family get away safe. | And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. | ||
| 26. | The man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day. | And he went into the land of the Hittites, building a town there and naming it Luz: which is its name to this day. | And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. | ||
| 27. | Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth Shean and its towns, nor [of] Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. | And Manasseh did not take away the land of the people of Beth-shean and its daughter-towns, or of Taanach and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Dor and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Ibleam and its daughter-towns, or of the people of Megiddo and its daughter-towns, driving them out; but the Canaanites would go on living in that land. | Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. | ||
| 28. | It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out. | And whenever Israel became strong, they put the Canaanites to forced work, without driving them out completely. | And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. | ||
| 29. | Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them. | And Ephraim did not make the Canaanites who were living in Gezer go out; but the Canaanites went on living in Gezer among them. | Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. | ||
| 30. | Zebulun didn't drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor. | Zebulun did not make the people of Kitron or the people of Nahalol go out; but the Canaanites went on living among them and were put to forced work. | Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. | ||
| 31. | Asher didn't drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob; | And Asher did not take the land of the people of Acco, or Zidon, or Ahlab, or Achzib, or Helbah, or Aphik, or Rehob, driving them out; | Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: | ||
| 32. | but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out. | But the Asherites went on living among the Canaanites, the people of the land, without driving them out. | But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. | ||
| 33. | Naphtali didn't drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor. | Naphtali did not take the land of the people of Beth-shemesh or of Beth-anath, driving them out; but he was living among the Canaanites in the land; however, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were put to forced work. | Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became tributaries unto them. | ||
| 34. | The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country; for they would not allow them to come down to the valley; | And the children of Dan were forced into the hill-country by the Amorites, who would not let them come down into the valley; | And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: | ||
| 35. | but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor. | For the Amorites would go on living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim; but the children of Joseph became stronger than they, and put them to forced work. | But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. | ||
| 36. | The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. | And the limit of the Edomites went from the slope of Akrabbim from Sela and up. | And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. | ||