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| 1Now 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? | 1After the death of Joshua, the Israelites inquired of the LORD, "Who will be the first to fight for us against the Canaanites?" |
| 2And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. | 2The LORD answered, "Judah is to go. I have handed the land over to him." |
| 3And 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. | 3Judah said to his brother Simeon, "Come with me to my territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. I will also go with you to your territory." So Simeon went with him. |
| 4And 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. | 4When Judah attacked, the LORD handed the Canaanites and Perizzites over to them. They struck down 10,000 men in Bezek. |
| 5And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. | 5They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek, fought against him, and struck down the Canaanites and Perizzites. |
| 6But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. | 6When Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes. |
| 7And 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. | 7Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. |
| 8Now 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. | 8The men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. |
| 9And 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. | 9Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites who were living in the hill country, the Negev, and the Judean foothills. |
| 10And 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. | 10Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (Hebron was formerly named Kiriath-arba). They struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. |
| 11And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher: | 11From there they marched against the residents of Debir (Debir was formerly named Kiriath-sepher). |
| 12And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. | 12Caleb said, "Whoever strikes down and captures Kiriath-sepher, I will give my daughter Achsah to him as a wife." |
| 13And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. | 13So Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's youngest brother, captured it, and Caleb gave his daughter Achsah to him as his wife. |
| 14And 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? | 14When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What do you want?" |
| 15And 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. | 15She answered him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water also." So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. |
| 16And 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. | 16The descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, had gone up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah, which was in the Negev of Arad. They went to live among the people. |
| 17And 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. | 17Judah went with his brother Simeon, struck the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and completely destroyed the town. So they named the town Hormah. |
| 18Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. | 18Judah captured Gaza and its territory, Ashkelon and its territory, and Ekron and its territory. |
| 19And 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. | 19The LORD was with Judah and enabled them to take possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the people who were living in the valley because those people had iron chariots. |
| 20And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. | 20Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, just as Moses had promised. Then Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak who lived there. |
| 21And 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. | 21At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day. |
| 22And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. | 22The house of Joseph also attacked Bethel, and the LORD was with them. |
| 23And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) | 23They sent spies to Bethel (the town was formerly named Luz). |
| 24And 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. | 24The spies saw a man coming out of the town and said to him, "Please show us how to get into town, and we will treat you well." |
| 25And 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. | 25When he showed them the way into the town, they put the town to the sword but released the man and his entire family. |
| 26And 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. | 26Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name to this day. |
| 27Neither 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. | 27At that time Manasseh failed to take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the residents of Dor and its villages, or the residents of Ibleam and its villages, or the residents of Megiddo and its villages; the Canaanites refused to leave this land. |
| 28And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. | 28When Israel became stronger, they made the Canaanites serve as forced labor but never drove them out completely. |
| 29Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. | 29At that time Ephraim failed to drive out the Canaanites who were living in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived among them in Gezer. |
| 30Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. | 30Zebulun failed to drive out the residents of Kitron or the residents of Nahalol, so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced labor. |
| 31Neither 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: | 31Asher failed to drive out the residents of Acco or of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. |
| 32But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. | 32The Asherites lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, because they failed to drive them out. |
| 33Neither 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. | 33Naphtali did not drive out the residents of Beth-shemesh or the residents of Beth-anath. They lived among the Canaanites who were living in the land, but the residents of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served as their forced labor. |
| 34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: | 34The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to go down into the valley. |
| 35But 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. | 35The Amorites refused to leave Har-heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. When the house of Joseph got the upper hand, the Amorites were made to serve as forced labor. |
| 36And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. | 36The territory of the Amorites extended from the Ascent of Akrabbim, that is from Sela upward. |
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