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Now it came about after the death of Joshua that the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD, saying, "Who shall go up first for us against the Canaanites, to fight against them?"
yen.B .Wl]a.viY;wt07592 ;[Uvw{h.yt03091 tw{mt04194 yer]x;at0310 yih.y;w ? yin][;n.K;ht03669 -l,a .Wn'L -h,l][;y yim r{maelt0559 h'why;B lea'r.fIyt03478 ? w{B ~,x'Lih.lt03898 h'Lix.T;Bt08462
2
The LORD said, "Judah shall go up; behold, I have given the land into his hand."
yiT;t'nt05414 heNih h,l][;y h'd.Wh.yt03063 h'wh.yt03068 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? w{d'y.Bt03027 #,r'a'ht0776 -t,a
3
Then Judah said to Simeon his brother, "Come up with me into the territory allotted me, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I in turn will go with you into the territory allotted you." So Simeon went with him.
yiTia hel][ wyix'at0251 !w{[.miv.lt08095 h'd.Wh.yt03063 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? yin]a -m;g yiT.k;l'h.w yin][;n.K;Bt03669 h'm]x'Lin.w yil'rw{g.bt01486 ? !w{[.mivt08095 w{Tia .$,leY;w '$,l'rw{g.Bt01486 '$.Tia
4
Judah went up, and the LORD gave the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hands, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
yin][;n.K;ht03669 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 !eTiY;wt05414 h'd.Wh.yt03063 l;[;Y;w ? ~yip'l]a t,r,f][t06235 q,z,b.Bt0966 ~.WK;Y;w ~'d'y.Bt03027 yiZir.P;h.wt06522 ? vyiat0376
5
They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek and fought against him, and they defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
.Wm]x'LiY;w q,z,b.Bt0966 q,z,b yin{d]a -t,a .Wa.c.miY;wt04672 ? yiZir.P;ht06522 -t,a.w yin][;n.K;ht03669 -t,a .WK;Y;w w{B
6
But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes *.
.Wz]xa{Y;wt0270 wy'r]x;at0310 .Wp.D.riY;w q,z,b yin{d]a s'n'Y;w ? wy'l.g;r.wt07272 wy'd'yt03027 tw{n{h.B -t,a .Wc.C;q.y;w w{t{a
7
Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes * cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me." So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.
tw{n{h.B ~yik'l.m ~yi[.bivt07657 q,z,b -yin{d]a r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? ~yij.Q;l.mt03950 .Wy'h ~yic'CUq.m ~,hyel.g;r.wt07272 ~,hyed.yt03027 ? yil -m;Liv !eK yityif'[ r,v]a;K yin'x.lUvt07979 t;x;T ? ~'v t'm'Y;w ~i;l'v.Wr.yt07999 .WhUayib.y;w ~yih{l/at0430
8
Then the sons of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire.
.Wd.K.liY;wt03920 ~i;l'v.WryiBt03389 h'd.Wh.yt03063 -yen.b .Wm]x'LiY;w ? .Wx.Livt07971 ryi['ht05892 -t,a.w b,r'xt02719 -yip.l 'h.WK;Y;w H'tw{a ? vea'bt0784
9
Afterward the sons of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country and in the Negev and in the lowland.
yin][;n.K;Bt03669 ~ex'Lih.lt03898 h'd.Wh.yt03063 yen.B .Wd.r'yt03381 r;x;a.wt0310 ? h'lep.V;h.wt08219 b,g,N;h.wt05045 r'h'ht02022 bevw{y
10
So Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron formerly was Kiriath-arba ); and they struck Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai.
!w{r.b,x.Bt02275 bevw{Y;ht03063 yin][;n.K;ht03669 -l,a h'd.Wh.y .$,leY;w ? .WK;Y;w [;B.r;a t;y.riq ~yin'p.lt06440 !w{r.b,xt02275 -mev.w ? y'm.l;Tt08526 -t,a.w !;myix]at0289 -t,a.w y;vevt08344 -t,a
11
Then from there he went against the inhabitants of Debir (now the name of Debir formerly was Kiriath-sepher ).
ryib.Dt01688 -mev.w ryib.Dt01688 yeb.vw{y -l,a ~'Vimt08034 .$,leY;w ? r,pes -t;y.riq ~yin'p.lt06440
12
And Caleb said, "The one who attacks Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will even give him my daughter Achsah for a wife."
r,pes -t;y.riq -t,a h,K;y -r,v]a bel'Kt03612 r,ma{Y;wt0559 ? h'Via.lt0802 yiTibt01323 h's.k;[t05915 -t,a w{l yiT;t'n.w H'd'k.l.Wt03920
13
Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for a wife.
!{j'Q;h bel'kt03612 yix]at0251 z;n.qt07073 -n,B leayin.t'[t06274 H'd.K.liY;wt03920 ? h'Via.lt0802 w{Tibt01323 h's.k;[t05915 -t,a w{l -n,TiY;wt05414 .WN,Mim
14
Then it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, "What do you want?"
'hyib'at01 -teaem lw{a.vilt07592 .Whetyis.T;w H'aw{b.Bt0935 yih.y;w ? H'l -r,ma{Y;wt0559 rw{m]x;ht02543 l;[em x;n.ciT;wt06795 h,d'F;h ? .$'L -h;m bel'Kt03612
15
She said to him, "Give me a blessing, since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
b,g,N;ht05045 #,r,at0776 yiK h'k'r.bt01293 yiL -h'b'ht03051 w{l r,ma{T;wt0559 ? H'l -n,TiY;wt05414 ~Iy'mt04325 t{LUG yil h'T;t'n.w yin'T;t.n ? tyiT.x;Tt08482 t{LUG tea.w tyiLi[t05942 t{LUG tea bel'Kt03612
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The descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up from the city of palms with the sons of Judah, to the wilderness of Judah which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
~yir'm.T;ht08558 ryi[emt05892 .Wl'[ h,v{m<04872'> !et{x yinyeqt07017 yen.b.W ? b,g,n.Bt05045 r,v]a h'd.Wh.yt03063 r;B.dimt04057 h'd.Wh.yt03063 yen.B -t,at0854 ? ~'['ht05971 -t,a b,veY;wt03427 .$,leY;w d'r][t06166
17
Then Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites living in Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah.
.WK;Y;w wyix'at0251 !w{[.mivt08095 -t,a h'd.Wh.yt03063 .$,leY;w ? H'tw{a .Wmyir]x;Y;w t;p.ct06857 bevw{y yin][;n.K;ht03669 -t,a ? h'm.r'xt02767 ryi['ht05892 -mev -t,a a'r.qiY;wt07121
18
And Judah took Gaza with its territory and Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.
H'l.Wb.Gt01366 -t,a.w h'Z;[t05804 -t,a h'd.Wh.yt03063 d{K.liY;wt03920 ? !w{r.q,[t06138 -t,a.w H'l.Wb.Gt01366 -t,a.w !w{l.q.v;at0831 -t,a.w ? H'l.Wb.Gt01366 -t,a.w
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Now the LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots.
r'h'ht02022 -t,a v,r{Y;wt03423 h'd.Wh.yt03063 -t,a h'wh.yt03068 yih.y;w ? b,k,rt07393 -yiK q,me['ht06010 yeb.v{yt03427 -t,a vyirw{h.l a{l yiK ? ~,h'l l,z.r;Bt01270
20
Then they gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had promised; and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak.
h,v{mt04872 r,BiDt01696 r,v]a;K !w{r.b,xt02275 -t,a bel'k.lt03612 .Wn.TiY;wt05414 ? q'n]['ht06061 yen.B h'v{l.vt07969 -t,a ~'Vim v,rw{Y;w
21
But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
.Wvyirw{ht03389 a{l ~i;l'v.Wr.yt03389 bev{yt03427 yis.Wb.y;ht01121 -t,a.w ? !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B -t,a yis.Wb.y;ht02983 b,veY;wt03427 !im'y.nibt01144 yen.B ? h,Z;h ~w{Y;ht03117 d;[ ~i;l'v.WryiB
22
Likewise the house of Joseph went up against Bethel, and the LORD was with them.
lea -tyeBt01004 ~eh -m;G @esw{yt03130 -tyeb .Wl][;Y;w ? ~'Mi[ h'why;wt03068
23
The house of Joseph spied out Bethel (now the name of the city was formerly Luz ).
ryi['ht05892 -mev.w lea -tyeb.Bt01004 @esw{yt03130 -tyeb .Wryit'Y;w ? z.Wl<03870)> ~yin'p.lt06440
24
The spies saw a man coming out of the city and they said to him, "Please show us the entrance to the city and we will treat you kindly."
ryi['ht05892 -nim aecw{yt03318 vyiat0376 ~yir.m{V;ht08104 .Wa.riY;w ? ryi['ht05892 aw{b.mt03996 -t,a a'n .Wnea.r;ht07200 w{l .Wr.ma{Y;wt0559 ? d,s'xt02617 '$.Mi[ .Wnyif'[.w
25
So he showed them the entrance to the city, and they struck the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family go free.
ryi['ht05892 -t,a .WK;Y;w ryi['ht05892 aw{b.mt03996 -t,a ~ea.r;Y;w ? w{T.x;P.vimt04940 -l'K -t,a.w vyia'ht0376 -t,a.w b,r'xt02719 -yip.l ? .WxeLivt07971
26
The man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and named * it Luz which is its name to this day.
a'r.qiY;wt07121 ryi[t05892 !,biY;w ~yiTix;ht02850 #,r,at0776 vyia'ht0376 .$,leY;w ? h,Z;h ~w{Y;ht03117 d;[ H'm.v a.Wh z.Wlt03870 H'm.v
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But Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites persisted in living in that land.
'hy,tw{n.B -t,a.w !'a.v -tyeB -t,a h,V;n.mt04519 vyirw{ht03423 -a{l.w ? rw{d bev{yt03427 -t,a.w 'hy,t{n.B -t,a.w .$;n.[;Tt08590 -t,a.w ? 'hy,t{n.B -t,a.w ~'[.l.bIyt02991 yeb.vw{y -t,a.w 'hy,tw{n.B -t,a.w ? l,aw{Y;w 'hy,tw{n.B -t,a.w w{Dig.mt04023 yeb.vw{y -t,a.w ? ta{Z;h #,r'a'Bt0776 t,b,v'lt01323 yin][;n.K;ht03669
28
It came about when Israel became strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, but they did not drive them out completely.
yin][;n.K;ht03669 -t,a ~,f'Y;w lea'r.fIyt03478 q;z'xt02388 -yiK yih.y;w ? w{vyirw{h a{l vyerw{h.w s;m'lt04522
29
Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer; so the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
bevw{Y;h yin][;n.K;ht03669 -t,a vyirw{ht03423 a{l ~Iy;r.p,a.wt0669 ? r,z'g.Bt01507 w{B.riq.Bt07130 yin][;n.K;ht03669 b,veY;wt03427 r,z'g.Bt01507
30
Zebulun did not drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, or the inhabitants of Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and became subject to forced labor.
!w{r.jiqt07003 yeb.vw{yt03427 -t,a vyirw{ht03423 a{l !Ul.Wb.zt02074 ? w{B.riq.Bt07130 yin][;n.K;ht03669 b,veY;wt03427 l{l]h;nt05096 yeb.vw{yt03427 -t,a.w ? s;m'lt04522 .Wy.hiY;w
31
Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon, or of Ahlab, or of Achzib, or of Helbah, or of Aphik, or of Rehob.
yeb.vw{yt03427 -t,a.w w{K;[t05910 yeb.v{yt03427 -t,a vyirw{ht03423 a{l rev'at0836 ? h'B.l,xt02462 -t,a.w byiz.k;at0392 -t,a.w b'l.x;at0303 -t,a.w !w{dyict06721 ? b{x.rt07340 -t,a.w qyip]a -t,a.w
32
So the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
#,r'a'ht0776 yeb.v{yt03427 yin][;n.K;ht03669 b,r,q.Bt07130 yirev'a'ht0843 b,veY;wt03427 ? w{vyirw{h a{l yiK
33
Naphtali did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, or the inhabitants of Beth-anath, but lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; and the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath became forced labor for them.
v,m,v -tyeb yeb.v{yt03427 -t,a vyirw{ht03423 -a{l yil'T.p;nt05321 ? yin][;n.K;ht03669 b,r,q.Bt07130 b,veY;wt03427 t'n][ -tyeb yeb.v{yt03427 -t,a.w ? t'n][ tyeb.W v,m,v -tyeb yeb.v{y.wt03427 #,r'a'ht0776 yeb.v{yt03427 ? s;m'lt04522 ~,h'l .Wy'h
34
Then the Amorites forced the sons of Dan into the hill country, for they did not allow them to come down to the valley;
a{l -yiK h'r'h'ht02022 !'d -yen.B -t,a yir{m/a'ht0567 .Wc]x.liY;w ? q,me['lt06010 t,d,r'l w{n't.n
35
yet the Amorites persisted in living in Mount Heres, in Aijalon and in Shaalbim; but when the power of the house of Joseph grew strong, they became forced labor.
!w{l'Y;a.Bt0357 s,r,xt02776 -r;h.Bt02022 t,b,v'l yir{m/a'ht0567 l,aw{Y;wt03130 ? .Wy.hiY;w @esw{y -tyeBt01004 d;yt03027 d;B.kiT;wt03513 ~yib.l;[;v.b.Wt08169 ? s;m'lt04522
36
The border of the Amorites ran from the ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and upward.
[;l,S;hemt05553 ~yiB;r.q;[ hel][;Mimt04608 yir{m/a'ht0567 l.Wb.g.Wt01366 ? h'l.['m'wt04610