Richter 1:3

3 Und Juda sprach zu Simeon, seinem Bruder: Ziehe mit mir hinauf in mein Los, und laß uns wider die Kanaaniter streiten, so will auch ich mit dir in dein Los ziehen. Und Simeon zog mit ihm.

Richter 1:3 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 1:3

And Judah said unto Simeon his brother
The men of the tribe of Judah said to those of the tribe of Simeon, they being not only brethren by father's and mother's side, which was not the case of all the sons of Jacob, but their possessions and inheritances lay near together; and indeed those of Simeon were within the inheritance of the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 19:1 ) ; so that as they lived in great nearness and familiarity with each other, their interests were closely united together:

come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites;
conjunctly: the meaning is, that the tribe of Simeon, as many of their warlike men as could, would come and join their forces with those of the tribe of Judah, in order to reduce such cities, in the lot of that tribe, the Canaanites as yet were in the possession of:

and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot:
the cities being conquered which were in the lot, of the tribe of Judah, that tribe proposed to bring their united forces into the lot of the tribe of Simeon, and reduce such cities as were in that lot:

so Simeon went with him:
the tribe of Simeon agreed to the proposal, and went along with the tribe of Judah against their common enemy.

Richter 1:3 In-Context

1 Und es geschah nach dem Tode Josuas, da befragten die Kinder Israel Jehova und sprachen: Wer von uns soll zuerst wider die Kanaaniter hinaufziehen, um wider sie zu streiten?
2 Und Jehova sprach: Juda soll hinaufziehen; siehe, ich habe das Land in seine Hand gegeben.
3 Und Juda sprach zu Simeon, seinem Bruder: Ziehe mit mir hinauf in mein Los, und laß uns wider die Kanaaniter streiten, so will auch ich mit dir in dein Los ziehen. Und Simeon zog mit ihm.
4 Und Juda zog hinauf, und Jehova gab die Kanaaniter und die Perisiter in ihre Hand; und sie schlugen sie zu Besek, zehntausend Mann.
5 Und sie fanden den Adoni-Besek und stritten wider ihn; und sie schlugen die Kanaaniter und die Perisiter.
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