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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 () Adoni-bezek 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.
[7] And Adoni-bezek 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 Kirjath-arba:) 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 Kirjath-sepher:
[12] and Caleb said, () He that smiteth () Kirjath-sepher, 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 Beth-el: and the Lord was with them.
[23] And the house of Joseph sent to descry () Beth-el. (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 Beth-shean 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 Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants () of Beth-anath; but he dwelt () among the Canaanites, the inhabitants () of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants () of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath 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.

Judges 1:7a Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet
Judges 1:7b Or, gleaned
Judges 1:9 Or, low country
Judges 1:19 Or, he possessed the mountain
Judges 1:35 Heb. was heavy
Judges 1:36 Or, MaaleAkrabbim

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 1 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο μετα την τελευτην ιησου και επηρωτων οι υιοι ισραηλ εν κυριω λεγοντες τις αναβησεται ημιν προς τον χαναναιον αφηγουμενος του πολεμησαι εν αυτω
[2] και ειπεν κυριος ιουδας αναβησεται ιδου δεδωκα την γην εν χειρι αυτου
[3] και ειπεν ιουδας προς συμεων τον αδελφον αυτου αναβηθι μετ εμου εν τω κληρω μου και πολεμησωμεν εν τω χαναναιω και πορευσομαι και γε εγω μετα σου εν τω κληρω σου και επορευθη μετ αυτου συμεων
[4] και ανεβη ιουδας και εδωκεν κυριος τον χαναναιον και τον φερεζαιον εν χειρι αυτου και επαταξεν αυτους εν βεζεκ δεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων
[5] και ευρον τον αδωνιβεζεκ εν βεζεκ και επολεμησαν εν αυτω και επαταξαν τον χαναναιον και τον φερεζαιον
[6] και εφυγεν αδωνιβεζεκ και κατεδιωξαν οπισω αυτου και ελαβον αυτον και απεκοψαν τα ακρα των χειρων αυτου και των ποδων αυτου
[7] και ειπεν αδωνιβεζεκ εβδομηκοντα βασιλεις τα ακρα των χειρων αυτων και των ποδων αυτων αποκεκομμενοι ησαν συλλεγοντες τα υποκατω της τραπεζης μου καθως ουν εποιησα ουτως ανταπεδωκεν μοι ο θεος και ηγαγον αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ και απεθανεν εκει
[8] και επολεμησαν οι υιοι ιουδα εν ιερουσαλημ και κατελαβοντο αυτην και επαταξαν αυτην εν στοματι ρομφαιας και την πολιν ενεπρησαν εν πυρι
[9] και μετα ταυτα κατεβησαν οι υιοι ιουδα πολεμησαι εν τω χαναναιω τω κατοικουντι την ορεινην και τον νοτον και την πεδινην
[10] και επορευθη ιουδας προς τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα εν χεβρων και εξηλθεν χεβρων εξ εναντιας το δε ονομα χεβρων ην εμπροσθεν καριαθαρβοκσεφερ και επαταξεν τον σεσι και τον αχιμαν και τον θολμι γεννηματα του ενακ
[11] και επορευθησαν εκειθεν προς τους κατοικουντας δαβιρ και το ονομα δαβιρ ην εμπροσθεν πολις γραμματων
[12] και ειπεν χαλεβ ος αν παταξη την πολιν των γραμματων και προκαταλαβηται αυτην δωσω αυτω την ασχαν θυγατερα μου εις γυναικα
[13] και προκατελαβετο αυτην γοθονιηλ υιος κενεζ αδελφος χαλεβ ο νεωτερος και εδωκεν αυτω την ασχαν θυγατερα αυτου εις γυναικα
[14] και εγενετο εν τω εισπορευεσθαι αυτην και επεσεισεν αυτην αιτησαι παρα του πατρος αυτης τον αγρον και εγογγυζεν επανω του υποζυγιου και εκραξεν απο του υποζυγιου εις γην νοτου εκδεδοσαι με και ειπεν αυτη χαλεβ τι εστιν σοι
[15] και ειπεν αυτω ασχα δος μοι ευλογιαν οτι εις γην νοτου εκδεδοσαι με και δωσεις μοι λυτρωσιν υδατος και εδωκεν αυτη χαλεβ κατα την καρδιαν αυτης την λυτρωσιν μετεωρων και την λυτρωσιν ταπεινων
[16] και οι υιοι ιωβαβ του κιναιου πενθερου μωυση ανεβησαν εκ της πολεως των φοινικων προς τους υιους ιουδα εις την ερημον την ουσαν εν τω νοτω επι καταβασεως αραδ και επορευθη και κατωκησεν μετα του λαου
[17] και επορευθη ιουδας μετα συμεων του αδελφου αυτου και επαταξαν τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα σεφεθ και ανεθεματισαν αυτην και εξωλεθρευσαν αυτην και εκαλεσαν το ονομα της πολεως εξολεθρευσις
[18] και ουκ εκληρονομησεν ιουδας την γαζαν και το οριον αυτης και την ασκαλωνα και το οριον αυτης και την ακκαρων και το οριον αυτης και την αζωτον και τα περισπορια αυτης
[19] και ην κυριος μετα ιουδα και εκληρονομησεν το ορος οτι ουκ εδυνατο κληρονομησαι τους κατοικουντας την κοιλαδα οτι ρηχαβ διεστειλατο αυτην
[20] και εδωκεν τω χαλεβ την χεβρων καθα ελαλησεν μωυσης και εκληρονομησεν εκειθεν τας τρεις πολεις και εξηρεν εκειθεν τους τρεις υιους ενακ
[21] και τον ιεβουσαιον τον κατοικουντα εν ιερουσαλημ ουκ εξηραν οι υιοι βενιαμιν και κατωκησεν ο ιεβουσαιος μετα των υιων βενιαμιν εως της ημερας ταυτης
[22] και ανεβησαν οι υιοι ιωσηφ και γε αυτοι εις βαιθηλ και ιουδας μετ αυτων
[23] και παρενεβαλον οικος ισραηλ κατα βαιθηλ το δε ονομα της πολεως ην εμπροσθεν λουζα
[24] και ειδον οι φυλασσοντες ανδρα εκπορευομενον εκ της πολεως και ελαβαν αυτον και ειπον αυτω δειξον ημιν την εισοδον της πολεως και ποιησομεν μετα σου ελεος
[25] και εδειξεν αυτοις την εισοδον της πολεως και επαταξαν την πολιν εν στοματι ρομφαιας τον δε ανδρα και την συγγενειαν αυτου εξαπεστειλαν
[26] και απηλθεν ο ανηρ εις γην χεττιιμ και ωκοδομησεν εκει πολιν και εκαλεσεν το ονομα αυτης λουζα τουτο ονομα αυτης εως της ημερας ταυτης
[27] και ουκ εκληρονομησεν μανασσης την βαιθσαν η εστιν σκυθων πολις ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τα περισπορια αυτης ουδε την εκθανααδ και τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τους κατοικουντας δωρ και τας θυγατερας αυτης και τους κατοικουντας βαλααμ και τας θυγατερας αυτης και τους κατοικουντας μαγεδων και τας θυγατερας αυτης ουδε τους κατοικουντας ιεβλααμ ουδε τας θυγατερας αυτης και ηρξατο ο χαναναιος κατοικειν εν τη γη ταυτη
[28] και εγενετο οτε ενισχυσεν ισραηλ και εθετο τον χαναναιον εις φορον και εξαιρων ουκ εξηρεν αυτον
[29] και εφραιμ ουκ εξηρεν τον χαναναιον τον κατοικουντα εν γαζερ και κατωκει ο χαναναιος εν μεσω αυτου εν γαζερ και εγενετο εις φορον
[30] και ζαβουλων ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας κεδρων και τους κατοικουντας ενααλα και κατωκησεν ο χαναναιος εν μεσω αυτου και εγενετο εις φορον
[31] και ασηρ ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας ακχω και εγενετο αυτω εις φορον και τους κατοικουντας δωρ και τους κατοικουντας σιδωνα και τους κατοικουντας ααλαφ και τον αχαζιβ και την χελβα και την αφεκ και την ροωβ
[32] και κατωκησεν ασηρ εν μεσω του χαναναιου του κατοικουντος την γην οτι ουκ εδυνασθη εξαραι αυτον
[33] και νεφθαλι ουκ εξηρεν τους κατοικουντας βαιθσαμυς ουδε τους κατοικουντας βαιθενεθ και κατωκησεν ισραηλ εν μεσω του χαναναιου του κατοικουντος την γην οι δε κατοικουντες βαιθσαμυς και την βαιθενεθ εγενηθησαν αυτοις εις φορον
[34] και εξεθλιψεν ο αμορραιος τους υιους δαν εις το ορος οτι ουκ αφηκεν αυτον καταβηναι εις την κοιλαδα
[35] και ηρξατο ο αμορραιος κατοικειν εν τω ορει του μυρσινωνος ου αι αρκοι και αι αλωπεκες και εβαρυνθη η χειρ οικου ιωσηφ επι τον αμορραιον και εγενετο εις φορον
[36] και το οριον του αμορραιου ο ιδουμαιος επανω ακραβιν επι της πετρας και επανω