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Judges 1 (WEBP)

[1] After the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, “Who should go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?”
[2] Yahweh 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.
[4] Judah went up, and Yahweh delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand. They struck ten thousand men in Bezek.
[5] They found Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and they fought against him. They struck the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
[6] But Adoni-Bezek fled. They pursued him, caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his big toes.
[7] 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.
[8] The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, took it, struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
[9] 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.
[10] Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron. (The name of Hebron before that was Kiriath Arba.) They struck Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
[11] From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (The name of Debir before that was Kiriath Sepher.)
[12] Caleb said, “I will give Achsah my daughter as wife to the man who strikes Kiriath Sepher, and takes it.”
[13] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother, took it, so he gave him Achsah his daughter as his wife.
[14] 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?”
[15] 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.
[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.
[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.
[18] Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
[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.
[20] They gave Hebron to Caleb, as Moses had said, and he drove the three sons of Anak out of there.
[21] 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.
[22] The house of Joseph also went up against Bethel, and Yahweh was with them.
[23] The house of Joseph sent to spy out Bethel. (The name of the city before that was Luz.)
[24] 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.”
[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 and all his family go.
[26] The man went into the land of the Hittites, built a city, and called its name Luz, which is its name to this day.
[27] 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.
[28] When Israel had grown strong, they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and didn’t utterly drive them out.
[29] Ephraim didn’t drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, but the Canaanites lived 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.
[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;
[32] but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, for they didn’t 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.
[34] The Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill country, for they would not allow 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.
[36] The border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

Judges 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations.
Judges 1:2 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
Judges 1:7 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 1 (KJVS)

[1] 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] And the LORD said (), Judah shall go up (): behold, I have delivered () the land into his hand .
[3] 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] 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] And they found () Adonibezek in Bezek : and they fought () against him, and they slew () the Canaanites and the Perizzites .
[6] But Adonibezek fled (); and they pursued () after him, and caught () him, and cut off () his thumbs and his great toes .
[7] 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] 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] 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] 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] And from thence he went () against the inhabitants () of Debir : and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher :
[12] And Caleb said (), He that smiteth () Kirjathsepher , and taketh () it, to him will I give () Achsah my daughter to wife .
[13] And Othniel the son of Kenaz , Caleb’s younger brother , took () it: and he gave () him Achsah his daughter to wife .
[14] 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] 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] 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] 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 the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.
[19] 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] And they gave () Hebron unto Caleb , as Moses said (): and he expelled () thence the three sons of Anak .
[21] 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] And the house of Joseph , they also went up () against Bethel : and the LORD [was] with them.
[23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry () Bethel . (Now the name of the city before [was] Luz .)
[24] 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] 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] 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] 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] And it came to pass, when Israel was strong (), that they put () the Canaanites to tribute , and did not utterly () drive them out ().
[29] Neither did Ephraim drive out () the Canaanites that dwelt () in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt () in Gezer among them.
[30] Neither did Zebulun drive out () the inhabitants () of Kitron , nor the inhabitants () of Nahalol ; but the Canaanites dwelt () among them, and became tributaries .
[31] 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 dwelt () among the Canaanites , the inhabitants () of the land : for they did not drive them out ().
[33] 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] 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 tributaries .
[36] And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim , from the rock , and upward .

Young’s Literal Translation

Judges 1 (YLT)

[1] 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?’
[2] And Jehovah saith, ‘Judah doth go up; lo, I have given the land into his hand.’
[3] 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.
[4] And Judah goeth up, and Jehovah giveth the Canaanite and the Perizzite into their hand, and they smite them in Bezek-ten thousand men;
[5] and they find Adoni-Bezek in Bezek, and fight against him, and smite the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
[6] And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,
[7] 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.
[8] 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 is 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 is 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 to the wilderness of Judah, which is 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 one 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 is with them;
[23] and the house of Joseph cause men 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 is 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 is from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock and upward.