Judges Chapter 1
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And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked of Jehovah, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?
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And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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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.
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And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they smote of them in Bezek ten thousand men.
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And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered
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their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
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And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
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And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron (now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kiriath-arba); and they smote Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
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And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.)
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And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kiriath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.
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And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.
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And it came to pass, when she came
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unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
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And she said unto him, Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the land of the South, give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
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And 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 dwelt with the people.
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And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
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Also Judah took Gaza with the border thereof, and Ashkelon with the border thereof, and Ekron with the border thereof.
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And Jehovah was with Judah; and drove out
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the inhabitants of the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
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And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses had spoken: and he drove out thence the three sons of Anak.
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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.
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And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el; and Jehovah was with them.
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And the house of Joseph sent to spy out Beth-el. (Now the name of the city beforetime was Luz.)
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And the watchers saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with thee.
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And he showed them the entrance into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.
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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.
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And Manasseh did not drive out
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the inhabitants of Beth-shean and its towns, nor
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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.
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And it came to pass, when Israel was waxed strong, that they put the Canaanites to taskwork, and did not utterly drive them out.
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And Ephraim drove not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.
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Zebulun drove not out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became subject to taskwork.
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Asher drove not 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;
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And it came to pass after the death of Joshua that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Which of us shall go up against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?
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And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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And Judah said to Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, and let us fight against the Canaanites, and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot; and Simeon went with him.
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And Judah went up; and Jehovah delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand, and they smote them in Bezek, ten thousand men.
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And they found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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And Adoni-Bezek said, Seventy kings, with their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gleaned under my table: as I have done, soGod has requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
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And the children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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And afterwards the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the hill-country, and in the south, and in the lowland.
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And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron — the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-Arba; and they slew Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.
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And from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir; now the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher.
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And Caleb said, He that smites Kirjath-sepher and takes it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter as wife.
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And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; and he gave him Achsah his daughter as wife.
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And it came to pass as she came, that she urged him to ask of her father the field; and she sprang down from the ass. And Caleb said to her, What wouldest thou?
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And she said to him, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a southern land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
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And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, had gone 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 dwelt with the people.
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And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it; and they called the name of the city Hormah.
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And Judah took Gazah and its border, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron and its border.
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And Jehovah was with Judah; and he took possession of the hill-country, for he did not dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
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And they gave to Caleb Hebron, as Moses had said; and he dispossessed from thence the three sons of Anak.
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And the children of Benjamin did not dispossess the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
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And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel; and Jehovah was with them.
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And the house of Joseph sent to search out Bethel; now the name of the city before was Luz.
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And the guards saw a man come forth out of the city, and said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, how [we] may enter into the city, and we will shew thee kindness.
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And he shewed them how to enter into the city. And they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family.
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And 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.
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And Manasseh did not dispossess Beth-shean and its dependent villages, nor Taanach and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
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And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
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And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer.
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Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
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Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor Ahlab, nor Achzib, nor Helbah, nor Aphik, nor Rehob;
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and the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not dispossess them.
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Naphtali did not dispossess the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; and he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries to them.
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And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country, for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.
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And the Amorites would dwell on mount Heres, in Ajalon and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, and they became tributaries.
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And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upwards.
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And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel enquired of the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Chananites, to fight against them?
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And the Lord said, Judas shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.
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And Judas said to his brother Symeon, Come up with me into my lot, and let us array ourselves against the Chananites, and I also will go with thee into thy lot: and Symeon went with him.
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And Judas went up; and the Lord delivered the Chananite and the Pherezite into their hands, and they smote them in Bezek to [the number of] ten thousand men.
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And they overtook Adonibezek in Bezek, and fought against him; and they smote the Chananite and the Pherezite.
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And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and took him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
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And Adonibezek said, Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their food] under my table: as I therefore have done, so God has recompensed me: and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
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And the children of Judas fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and they burnt the city with fire.
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And afterwards the children of Judas went down to fight with the Chananite dwelling in the hill country, and the south, and the plain country.
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And Judas went to the Chananite who dwelt in Chebron; and Chebron came out against him; [and the name of Chebron before was Cariatharbocsepher:] and they smote Sessi, and Achiman, and Tholmi, children of Enac.
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And they went up thence to the inhabitants of Dabir; but the name of Dabir was before Cariathsepher, the city of Letters.
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And Chaleb said, Whosoever shall smite the city of Letters, and shall first take it, I will give to him Ascha my daughter to wife.
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And Gothoniel the younger son of Kenez the brother of Chaleb took it; and Chaleb gave him his daughter Ascha to wife.
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And it came to pass as she went in, that Gothoniel urged her to ask a field of her father; and she murmured and cried from off her ass, Thou hast sent me forth into a south land: and Chaleb said to her, What is thy request?
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And Ascha said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Chaleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper [springs] and the ransom of the low [springs].
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And the children of Jothor the Kenite the father-in-law of Moses went up from the city of palm-trees with the children of Judas, to the wilderness that is in the south of Juda, which is at the descent of Arad, and they dwelt with the people.
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And Judas went with Symeon his brother, and smote the Chananite that inhabited Sepheth, and they utterly destroyed them; and they called the name of the city Anathema.
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But Judas did not inherit Gaza nor her coasts, nor Ascalon nor her coasts, nor Accaron nor her coasts, [nor] Azotus nor the lands around it.
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And the Lord was with Judas, and he inherited the mountain; for they were not able to destroy the inhabitants of the valley, for Rechab prevented them.
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And they gave Chebron to Chaleb, as Moses said; and thence he inherited the three cities of the children of Enac.
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But the children of Benjamin did not take the inheritance of the Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem; and the Jebusite dwelt with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.
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And the sons of Joseph, they also went up to Bæthel; and the Lord was with them.
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And they encamped and surveyed Bæthel: and the name of the city before was Luza.
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And the spies looked, and behold, a man went out of the city, and they took him; and they said to him, Shew us the way into the city, and we will deal mercifully with thee.
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And he shewed them the way into the city; and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and his family.
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And the man went into the land of Chettin, and built there a city, and called the name of it Luza; this [is] its name until this day.
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And Manasse did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Bæthsan, which is a city of Scythians, nor her towns, nor her suburbs; nor Thanac, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor her towns; nor the inhabitant of Balac, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Magedo, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; nor the inhabitants of Jeblaam, nor her suburbs, nor her towns; and the Chananite began to dwell in this land.
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And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that he made the Chananite tributary, but did not utterly drive them out.
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And Ephraim did not drive out the Chananite that dwelt in Gazer; and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of him in Gazer, and became tributary.
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And Zabulon did not drive out the inhabitants of Kedron, nor the inhabitants of Domana: and the Chananite dwelt in the midst of them, and became tributary to them.
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And Aser did not drive out the inhabitants of Accho, and [that people] became tributary to him, nor the inhabitants of Dor, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor the inhabitants of Dalaph, nor Aschazi, nor Chebda, nor Nai, nor Ereo.
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And Aser dwelt in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land, for he could not drive him out.
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And Nephthali did not drive out the inhabitants of Bæthsamys, nor the inhabitants of Bæthanach; and Nephthali dwelt in the midst of the Chananite who inhabited the land: but the inhabitants of Bethsamys and of Bætheneth became tributary to them.
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And the Amorite drove out the children of Dan into the mountain, for they did not suffer them to come down into the valley.
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And the Amorite began to dwell in the mountain of shells, in which [are] bears, and foxes, in Myrsinon, and in Thalabin; and the hand of the house of Joseph was heavy upon the Amorite, and he became tributary to them.
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And the border of the Amorite [was] from the going up of Acrabin, from the rock and upwards.
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Post mortem Iosue consuluerunt filii Israel Dominum, dicentes: Quis ascendet ante nos contra Chananæum, et erit dux belli?
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Dixitque Dominus: Iudas ascendet: ecce tradidi Terram in manus eius.
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Et ait Iudas Simeoni fratri suo: Ascende mecum in sortem meam, et pugna contra Chananæum, ut et ego pergam tecum in sortem tuam. Et abiit cum eo Simeon.
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Ascenditque Iudas, et tradidit Dominus Chananæum, ac Pherezæum in manus eorum: et percusserunt in Bezec decem millia virorum.
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Inveneruntque Adonibezec in Bezec, et pugnaverunt contra eum, ac percusserunt Chananæum, et Pherezæum.
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Fugit autem Adonibezec: quem persecuti comprehenderunt, cæsis summitatibus manuum eius ac pedum.
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Dixitque Adonibezec: Septuaginta reges amputatis manuum ac pedum summitatibus colligebant sub mensa mea ciborum reliquias: sicut feci, ita reddidit mihi Deus. Adduxeruntque eum in Ierusalem, et ibi mortuus est.
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Oppugnantes ergo filii Iuda Ierusalem, ceperunt eam, et percusserunt in ore gladii, tradentes cunctam incendio civitatem.
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Et postea descendentes pugnaverunt contra Chananæum, qui habitabat in montanis, et ad meridiem, et in campestribus.
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Pergensque Iudas contra Chananæum, qui habitabat in Hebron, (cuius nomen fuit antiquitus Cariatharbe) percussit Sesai, et Ahiman, et Tholmai:
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atque inde profectus abiit ad habitatores Dabir, cuius nomen vetus erat Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum.
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Dixitque Caleb: Qui percusserit Cariath Sepher, et vastaverit eam, dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem.
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Cumque cepisset eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb minor, dedit ei Axam filiam suam coniugem.
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Quam pergentem in itinere monuit vir suus ut peteret a patre suo agrum. Quæ cum suspirasset sedens in asino, dixit ei Caleb: Quid habes?
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At illa respondit: Da mihi benedictionem, quia terram arentem dedisti mihi: da et irriguam aquis. Dedit ergo ei Caleb irriguum superius, et irriguum inferius.
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Filii autem Cinæi cognati Moysi ascenderunt de civitate palmarum, cum filiis Iuda in desertum sortis eius, quod est ad meridiem Arad, et habitaverunt cum eo.
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Abiit autem Iudas cum Simeone fratre suo, et percusserunt simul Chananæum qui habitabat in Sephaath, et interfecerunt eum. Vocatumque est nomen urbis, Horma, id est, anathema.
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Cepitque Iudas Gazam cum finibus suis, et Ascalonem, atque Accaron cum terminis suis.
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Fuitque Dominus cum Iuda, et montana possedit: nec potuit delere habitatores vallis, quia falcatis curribus abundabant.
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Dederuntque Caleb Hebron, sicut dixerat Moyses, qui delevit ex ea tres filios Enac.
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Iebusæum autem habitatorem Ierusalem non deleverunt filii Beniamin: habitavitque Iebusæus cum filiis Beniamin in Ierusalem, usque in præsentem diem.
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Domus quoque Ioseph ascendit in Bethel, fuitque Dominus cum eis.
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Nam cum obsiderent urbem, quæ prius Luza vocabatur,
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viderunt hominem egredientem de civitate, dixeruntque ad eum: Ostende nobis introitum civitatis, et faciemus tecum misericordiam.
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Qui cum ostendisset eis, percusserunt urbem in ore gladii: hominem autem illum, et omnem cognationem eius dimiserunt.
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Qui dimissus, abiit in Terram Hetthim, et ædificavit ibi civitatem, vocavitque eam Luzam: quæ ita appellatur usque in præsentem diem.
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Manasses quoque non delevit Bethsan, et Thanac cum viculis suis, et habitatores Dor, et Ieblaam, et Mageddo cum viculis suis, cœpitque Chananæus habitare cum eis.
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Postquam autem confortatus est Israel, fecit eos tributarios, et delere noluit.
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Ephraim etiam non interfecit Chananæum, qui habitabat in Gazer, sed habitavit cum eo.
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Zabulon non delevit habitatores Cetron, et Naalol: sed habitavit Chananæus in medio eius, factusque est ei tributarius.
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Aser quoque non delevit habitatores Accho, et Sidonis, Ahalab, et Achazib, et Helba, et Aphec, et Rohob:
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habitavitque in medio Chananæi habitatoris illius terræ, nec interfecit eum.
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Nephthali quoque non delevit habitatores Bethsames, et Bethanath: et habitavit inter Chananæum habitatorem Terræ, fueruntque ei Bethsamitæ et Bethanitæ tributarii.
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Arctavitque Amorrhæus filios Dan in monte, nec dedit eis locum ut ad planiora descenderent:
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habitavitque in monte Hares, quod interpretatur testaceo, in Aialon et Salebim. Et aggravata est manus domus Ioseph, factusque est ei tributarius.
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Fuit autem terminus Amorrhæi ab Ascensu Scorpionis, petra, et superiora loca.
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After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of the LORD, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
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The LORD said, “Judah shall go up. Behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.”
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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.
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Judah went up, and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
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They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
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Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their big toes cut off, scavenged under my table. As I have done, so God has done to me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
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The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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After that, 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.
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Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
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From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
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Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
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Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
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When she came, she got him to ask her father for a field. She got off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”
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She said to him, “Give me a blessing; because 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.
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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.
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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.
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Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
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The LORD 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.
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They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
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The children of Benjamin didn’t drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
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The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
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The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
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The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
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He showed them the entrance into the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man and all his family go.
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The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
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Manasseh didn’t drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its towns, nor 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.
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When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.
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Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
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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.
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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;
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but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t drive them out.
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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.
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The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow them to come down to the valley;
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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.
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The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.
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And it cometh to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel ask at Jehovah, saying, `Who doth go up for us unto the Canaanite, at the commencement, to fight against it?'
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And Jehovah saith, `Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.'
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And Judah saith to Simeon his brother, `Go up with me into my lot, and we fight against the Canaanite--and I have gone, even I, with thee into thy lot;' and Simeon goeth with him.
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And Judah goeth up, and Jehovah giveth the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they smite them in Bezek--ten thousand men;
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and they find Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fight against him, and smite the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
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And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,
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and Adoni-Bezek saith, `Seventy kings--their thumbs and their great toes cut off--have been gathering under my table; as I have done so hath God repaid to me;' and they bring him in to Jerusalem, and he dieth there.
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And the sons of Judah fight against Jerusalem, and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and the city they have sent into fire;
9
and afterwards have the sons of Judah gone down to fight against the Canaanite, inhabiting the hill-country, and the south, and the low country;
10
and Judah goeth unto the Canaanite who is dwelling in Hebron (and the name of Hebron formerly <FI>is<Fi> Kirjath-Arba), and they smite Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
11
And he goeth thence unto the inhabitants of Debir (and the name of Debir formerly <FI>is<Fi> Kirjath-Sepher),
12
and Caleb saith, `He who smiteth Kirjath-Sepher--and hath captured it--then I have given to him Achsah my daughter for a wife.'
13
And Othniel son of Kenaz, younger brother of Caleb, doth capture it, and he giveth to him Achsah his daughter for a wife.
14
And it cometh to pass in her coming in, that she persuadeth him to ask from her father the field, and she lighteth from off the ass, and Caleb saith to her, `What--to thee?'
15
And she saith to him, `Give to me a blessing; when the south land thou hast given me--then thou hast given to me springs of water; and Caleb giveth to her the upper springs and the lower springs.
16
And the sons of the Kenite, father-in-law of Moses, have gone up out of the city of palms with the sons of Judah <FI>to<Fi> the wilderness of Judah, which <FI>is<Fi> in the south of Arad, and they go and dwell with the people.
17
And Judah goeth with Simeon his brother, and they smite the Canaanite inhabiting Zephath, and devote it; and <FI>one<Fi> calleth the name of the city Hormah.
18
And Judah captureth Gaza and its border, and Askelon and its border, and Ekron and its border;
19
and Jehovah is with Judah, and he occupieth the hill-country, but not to dispossess the inhabitants of the valley, for they have chariots of iron.
20
And they give to Caleb Hebron, as Moses hath spoken, and he dispossesseth thence the three sons of Anak.
21
And the Jebusite, inhabiting Jerusalem, the sons of Benjamin have not dispossessed; and the Jebusite dwelleth with the sons of Benjamin, in Jerusalem, till this day.
22
And the house of Joseph go up--even they--to Beth-El, and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> with them;
23
and the house of Joseph cause <FI>men<Fi> to spy about Beth-El (and the name of the city formerly is Luz),
24
and the watchers see a man coming out from the city, and say to him, `Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance of the city, and we have done with thee kindness.'
25
And he sheweth them the entrance of the city, and they smite the city by the mouth of the sword, and the man and all his family they have sent away;
26
and the man goeth to the land of the Hittites, and buildeth a city, and calleth its name Luz--it <FI>is<Fi> its name unto this day.
27
And Manasseh hath not occupied Beth-Shean and its towns, and Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Iblaim and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, and the Canaanite is desirous to dwell in that land;
28
and it cometh to pass, when Israel hath been strong, that he setteth the Canaanite to tribute, and hath not utterly dispossessed it.
29
And Ephraim hath not dispossessed the Canaanite who is dwelling in Gezer, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, in Gezer.
30
Zebulun hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Kitron, and the inhabitants of Nahalol, and the Canaanite dwelleth in its midst, and they become tributary.
31
Asher hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Accho, and the inhabitants of Zidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, and Aphik, and Rehob;
32
and the Asherite dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land, for it hath not dispossessed them.
33
Naphtali hath not dispossessed the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh, and the inhabitants of Beth-Anath, and he dwelleth in the midst of the Canaanite, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-Shemesh and of Beth-Anath have become tributary to them.
34
And the Amorites press the sons of Dan to the mountain, for they have not suffered them to go down to the valley;
35
and the Amorite is desirous to dwell in mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim, and the hand of the house of Joseph is heavy, and they become tributary;
36
and the border of the Amorite <FI>is<Fi> from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).