Judges 1

1 and to be after death Joshua and to ask son: descendant/people Israel in/on/with LORD to/for to say who? to ascend: rise to/for us to(wards) [the] Canaanite in/on/with beginning to/for to fight in/on/with him

After Joshua died, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Which tribe from among us should go first and attack the Canaanites?”

2 and to say LORD Judah to ascend: rise behold to give: give [obj] [the] land: country/planet in/on/with hand: power his

“Judah is to go first,” the Lord replied. “I have handed the land over to them.”

3 and to say Judah to/for Simeon brother: male-sibling his to ascend: rise with me in/on/with allotted my and to fight in/on/with Canaanite and to go: went also I with you in/on/with allotted your and to go: went with him Simeon

The men of Judah said to their relatives of the tribe of Simeon, “Come with us to the land that has been allotted to us, and fight together with us against the Canaanites. Then we'll do the same for you and your allotted land.” So the tribe of Simeon joined with them.

4 and to ascend: rise Judah and to give: give LORD [obj] [the] Canaanite and [the] Perizzite in/on/with hand: power their and to smite them in/on/with Bezek ten thousand man

The men of Judah attacked the Canaanites and Perizzites, and the Lord handed them over in defeat. They killed ten thousand of the enemy at the town of Bezek.

5 and to find [obj] Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek in/on/with Bezek and to fight in/on/with him and to smite [obj] [the] Canaanite and [obj] [the] Perizzite

There they confronted Adoni-bezek and fought with him, defeating the Canaanites and Perizzites.

6 and to flee Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek and to pursue after him and to grasp [obj] him and to cut [obj] thumb/big toe hand his and foot his

Adoni-bezek ran away, but they chased after him and captured him, and then cut off his thumbs and big toes.

7 and to say Adoni-bezek Adoni-bezek seventy king thumb/big toe hand their and foot their to cut to be to gather underneath: under table my like/as as which to make: do so to complete to/for me God and to come (in): bring him Jerusalem and to die there

Adoni-bezek said, “I had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off picking up left-overs from under my table. Now God has paid me back in the same way what I did to them.” They took him to Jerusalem where he died.

8 and to fight son: descendant/people Judah in/on/with Jerusalem and to capture [obj] her and to smite her to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] city to send: burn in/on/with fire

The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and conquered it. They killed the inhabitants with the sword and burned the town down.

9 and after to go down son: descendant/people Judah to/for to fight in/on/with Canaanite to dwell [the] mountain: hill country and [the] Negeb and [the] Shephelah

After this the men of Judah went to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills of the lowlands.

10 and to go: went Judah to(wards) [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with Hebron and name Hebron to/for face: before Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba and to smite [obj] Sheshai and [obj] Ahiman and [obj] Talmai

They attacked the Canaanites who lived Hebron (previously known as Kiriath Arba) and defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

11 and to go: went from there to(wards) to dwell Debir and name Debir to/for face: before Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah

From there they went on to attack the people living in Debir (previously known as Kiriath Sepher).

12 and to say Caleb which to smite [obj] Kiriath-sannah Kiriath-sannah and to capture her and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter my to/for woman: wife

Caleb announced, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to whoever attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.”

13 and to capture her Othniel son: child Kenaz brother: male-sibling Caleb [the] small: young from him and to give: give(marriage) to/for him [obj] Achsah daughter his to/for woman: wife

Othniel, son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, was the one captured it, so he gave him his daughter Acsah in marriage.

14 and to be in/on/with to come (in): come she and to incite him to/for to ask from with father her [the] land: country and to descend from upon [the] donkey and to say to/for her Caleb what? to/for you

When Acsah came to Othniel, she encouraged him to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”

15 and to say to/for him to give [emph?] to/for me blessing for land: country/planet [the] Negeb to give: put me and to give: give to/for me bowl water and to give: give to/for her Caleb [obj] bowl upper and [obj] bowl lower

“Please give me a blessing,” she replied. “You gave me land that's like the desert, so please give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her the upper and lower springs.

16 and son: descendant/people Kenite relative Moses to ascend: rise from Ir-hatmarim [the] Ir-hatmarim with son: descendant/people Judah wilderness Judah which in/on/with Negeb Arad and to go: went and to dwell with [the] people

The descendants of Moses' father-in-law, the Kenite, went with the people of Judah from the city of palms to the wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad where they settled among the people.

17 and to go: went Judah with Simeon brother: male-sibling his and to smite [obj] [the] Canaanite to dwell Zephath and to devote/destroy [obj] her and to call: call by [obj] name [the] city Hormah

Then Judah joined Simeon and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They completely destroyed the town, so they named it Hormah.

18 and to capture Judah [obj] Gaza and [obj] border: area her and [obj] Ashkelon and [obj] border: area her and [obj] Ekron and [obj] border: area her

Judah also captured the towns of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron, each with its surrounding territory.

19 and to be LORD with Judah and to possess: take [obj] [the] mountain: hill country for not to/for to possess: take [obj] to dwell [the] valley for chariot iron to/for them

The Lord was with Judah, and they took over the hill country, but they could not drive out the people living on the plain because they had iron chariots.

20 and to give: give to/for Caleb [obj] Hebron like/as as which to speak: speak Moses and to possess: take from there [obj] three son: descendant/people [the] Anak

As Moses had stipulated, Hebron was given to Caleb, who drove out from it the descendants of three sons of Anak.

21 and [obj] [the] Jebusite to dwell Jerusalem not to possess: take son: descendant/people Benjamin and to dwell [the] Jebusite with son: descendant/people Benjamin in/on/with Jerusalem till [the] day: today [the] this

However, Benjamin could not drive out the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live among the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.

22 and to ascend: rise house: household Joseph also they(masc.) Bethel Bethel and LORD with them

The descendants of Joseph went and attacked the town of Bethel, and the Lord was with them.

23 and to spy house: household Joseph in/on/with Bethel Bethel and name [the] city to/for face: before Luz

They sent spies to investigate Bethel, which was previously known as Luz.

24 and to see: see [the] to keep: look at man to come out: come from [the] city and to say to/for him to see: see us please [obj] entrance [the] city and to make: do with you kindness

The spies saw a man leaving the town and told him, “Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well.”

25 and to see: see them [obj] entrance [the] city and to smite [obj] [the] city to/for lip: edge sword and [obj] [the] man and [obj] all family his to send: let go

The man showed them the way into the town, and they killed all the inhabitants except the man and his family, whom they let go.

26 and to go: went [the] man land: country/planet [the] Hittite and to build city and to call: call by name her Luz he/she/it name her till [the] day: today [the] this

The man moved to the country of the Hittites, and built a town there and called it Luz, which is its name to this day.

27 and not to possess: take Manasseh [obj] Beth-shean Beth-shean and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] Taanach and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] (to dwell *QK) Dor and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] to dwell Ibleam and [obj] daughter: village her and [obj] to dwell Megiddo and [obj] daughter: village her and be willing [the] Canaanite to/for to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet [the] this

However, Manasseh didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo and their surrounding villages because the Canaanites insisted on living in the land.

28 and to be for to strengthen: strengthen Israel and to set: put [obj] [the] Canaanite to/for taskworker and to possess: take not to possess: take him

When the Israelites grew stronger, they made the Canaanites do forced labor, but they never completely drove them out.

29 and Ephraim not to possess: take [obj] [the] Canaanite [the] to dwell in/on/with Gezer and to dwell [the] Canaanite in/on/with entrails: among his in/on/with Gezer

Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites living in the town of Gezer, so the Canaanites went on living there among them.

30 Zebulun not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Kitron and [obj] to dwell Nahalol and to dwell [the] Canaanite in/on/with entrails: among his and to be to/for taskworker

Zebulun didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Kitron and Nahalol, so the Canaanites went on living there among them. However, the Canaanites were made to do forced labor for the people of Zebulun.

31 Asher not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Acco and [obj] to dwell Sidon and [obj] Ahlab and [obj] Achzib and [obj] Helbah and [obj] Aphek and [obj] Rehob

Asher didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob,

32 and to dwell [the] Asherite in/on/with entrails: among [the] Canaanite to dwell [the] land: country/planet for not to possess: take him

so the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out.

33 Naphtali not to possess: take [obj] to dwell Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and [obj] to dwell Beth-anath Beth-anath and to dwell in/on/with entrails: among [the] Canaanite to dwell [the] land: country/planet and to dwell Beth-shemesh Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath Beth-anath to be to/for them to/for taskworker

Naphtali didn't drive out the people living in the towns of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the people of Asher went on living there among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land because they hadn't driven them out. However, the people of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath were made to do forced labor for the people of Naphtali.

34 and to oppress [the] Amorite [obj] son: descendant/people Dan [the] mountain: hill country [to] for not to give: allow him to/for to go down to/for valley

The Amorites pushed the people of Dan back into the hill country—they did not let them come down into the lowlands.

35 and be willing [the] Amorite to/for to dwell in/on/with mountain: mount (Mount) Heres in/on/with Aijalon and in/on/with Shaalbim and to honor: heavy hand: power house: household Joseph and to be to/for taskworker

The Amorites insisted on remaining in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim, but when the tribes of Joseph grew stronger, the Amorites were made to do forced labor.

36 and border: boundary [the] Amorite from ascent Akrabbim from [the] Sela and above [to]

The border with the Amorites ran from Scorpion Pass through Sela and on up from there.