Judges 1

After Joshua's death, the tribes inquire of YHWH, who directs Judah and Simeon to lead the conquest; they achieve victories against Adoni-Bezek, Canaanites, and Perizzites but fail to fully drive out inhabitants from the land, subjugating some to forced labor instead[1][2][3].

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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוּדָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp לְ/שִׁמְע֨וֹן 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 leshimeon to Simeon to He-who-hears to Shimeon HR/Np אָחִ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms עֲלֵ֧ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh Aleya (Bemba) Go up leaf of go up HVqv2ms אִתִּ֣/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 iti with me with me with me HR/Sp1cs בְ/גוֹרָלִ֗/י 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋/𐤉 vegorali into my lot in my allotted-portion in my allotted portion HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/נִֽלָּחֲמָה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 venilachamah that we may fight and let us wage war and let us fight HC/VNh1cp בַּֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֔י 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 bakenaani against the Canaanites in the Kenaanite in Kenaani HRd/Ngmsa וְ/הָלַכְתִּ֧י 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 vehalakheti and I will go and I walked and I will go HC/Vqq1cs גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HD אֲנִ֛י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs אִתְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itekha with you with you with you HR/Sp2ms בְּ/גוֹרָלֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋/𐤊 begoralekha into your lot in your assigned lot in your allotted portion HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And he went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms שִׁמְעֽוֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 shimeon Simeon Hearer Shimeon HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲדֹֽנִי 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 adoni my lord my lord Adoni Vezeq HNp בֶ֗זֶק 𐤁𐤆𐤒 vezeq Bezek Bezeq Adoni Vezeq HNp שִׁבְעִ֣ים 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 shiveim seventy seventy seventy HAcbpa מְלָכִ֡ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings kings HNcmpa בְּֽהֹנוֹת֩ 𐤁𐤄𐤍𐤅𐤕 behonot thumbs prominent digits of prominent digits of HNcfpc יְדֵי/הֶ֨ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their hands their two hands their two hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp וְ/רַגְלֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤅/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 verageleyhem and their feet and their two feet and their two feet HC/Ncfdc/Sp3mp מְקֻצָּצִ֗ים 𐤌𐤒𐤑𐤑𐤉𐤌 mequtsatsim cut off those chopped off those chopped off HVPsmpa הָי֤וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were they were HVqp3cp מְלַקְּטִים֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤌 melaqetim gathering gleaning ones gathering ones HVprmpa תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of under HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֔/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr עָשִׂ֔יתִי 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti I have done I did I did HVqp1cs כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm שִׁלַּם 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shilam has repaid he made whole he repaid HVpp3ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me to me HR/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa וַ/יְבִיאֻ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayeviuhu And they brought him and they brought him in and they brought him in HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וַ/יָּ֥מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and he died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD
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וַ/תֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms הָֽבָ/ה 𐤄𐤁/𐤄 havah give Give! Give HVqv2ms/Sh לִּ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs בְרָכָ֗ה 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 verakhah a blessing bestowal of favor a blessing HNcfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc הַ/נֶּ֨גֶב֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev of the Negev the arid southland the arid southland HTd/Ncmsa נְתַתָּ֔/נִי 𐤍𐤕𐤕/𐤍𐤉 netatani you have given me you have given me you have given me HVqp2ms/Sp1cs וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 venatatah and give and you shall give and you shall give HC/Vqq2ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to me to me HR/Sp1cs גֻּלֹּ֣ת 𐤂𐤋𐤕 gulot springs round vessels of round vessels of HNcfpc מָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of water waters waters HNcmpa וַ/יִּתֶּן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms לָ֣/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs כָּלֵ֗ב 𐤊𐤋𐤁 kalev Caleb Dog Kalev HNp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo גֻּלֹּ֣ת 𐤂𐤋𐤕 gulot-2 springs round vessels of round vessels of HNcfpc עִלִּ֔ית 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 ilit upper upper upper HAafsa וְ/אֵ֖ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To גֻּלֹּ֥ת 𐤂𐤋𐤕 gulot-3 springs round vessels of round vessels of HNcfpc תַּחְתִּֽית 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤕 tachetit lower lowermost lowermost HAafsa
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וּ/בְנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) And the sons of and sons of and sons of HC/Ncmpc קֵינִי֩ 𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤉 qeyni the Kenite Qayin-clansman Qeyni HNgmsa חֹתֵ֨ן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 choten father-in-law one forming marital alliance father-in-law HVqrmsc מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp עָל֨וּ 𐤏𐤋𐤅 alu Aleya (Bemba) went up Ascend! they ascended HVqp3cp מֵ/עִ֤יר 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓 meir from the city from a settlement from a settlement HR/Ncfsc הַ/תְּמָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 hatemarim of Palms the date palms the date palms HTd/Ncmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp מִדְבַּ֣ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar Mfinda (Kongo) wilderness grazing-land of wilderness of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr בְּ/נֶ֣גֶב 𐤁/𐤍𐤂𐤁 benegev in the Negev in the arid South in the Negev HR/Ncmsc עֲרָ֑ד 𐤏𐤓𐤃 arad Arad Arad Arad HNp וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and they went and he went and he went HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and dwelt and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 among object-marker with HR הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-did-not and not and not HC/Tn הוֹרִ֣ישׁ 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 horish drive-out he caused to dispossess he caused to dispossess HVhp3ms מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 menasheh Manasseh Forgetfulness-Causer Menasheh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth house-of Beyt Shean HNp שְׁאָ֣ן 𐤔𐤀𐤍 shean shean House of Secure Rest Beyt Shean HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and object-marker [·] HC/To בְּנוֹתֶי/הָ֮ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha its-villages her daughters her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To תַּעְנַ֣ךְ 𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤊 taenakhe Taanach Ta'anak Taanakhe HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To בְּנֹתֶי/הָ֒ 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha-2 its-villages her daughters her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To ישב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yshv inhabitants-of dweller of dweller of HVqrmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֨י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey the-inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc ד֜וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor Dor generation-cycle Dor HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-5 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To בְּנוֹתֶ֗י/הָ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha-3 its-villages her daughters her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-6 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey-2 inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc יִבְלְעָם֙ 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤌 yiveleam Ibleam Yibleam Yiveleam HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-7 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To בְּנֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha-4 its-villages her daughters her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-8 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey-3 inhabitants-of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc מְגִדּ֖וֹ 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅 megido Megiddo Megiddo Megidon HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-9 and- and object-marker [·] HC/To בְּנוֹתֶ֑י/הָ 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 benoteyha-5 its-villages her daughters her daughters HNcfpc/Sp3fs וַ/יּ֨וֹאֶל֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 vayoel and-was-willing and he undertook and it was willing HC/Vhw3ms הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani the-Canaanite the Kenaanite the Kenaani HTd/Ngmsa לָ/שֶׁ֖בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet to-dwell to sit, to dwell to dwell HR/Vqc בָּ/אָ֥רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in-the-land in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this one HTd/Pdxfs
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נַפְתָּלִ֗י 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤋𐤉 nafetali Naphtali My Struggle Nafetali HNp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo did not not not HTn הוֹרִ֞ישׁ 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤔 horish drive out he caused to dispossess he caused to take possession of HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo יֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc בֵֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt Beth house-of Beyt Shemesh HNp שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh Shemesh House of the Sun Beyt Shemesh HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet or and object-marker [·] HC/To יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey-2 inhabitants of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt-2 Beth house-of Beyt Anat HNp עֲנָ֔ת 𐤏𐤍𐤕 anat Anath House of Anat Beyt Anat HNp וַ/יֵּ֕שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev but dwelt and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁 beqerev among in the inner midst of in the inner midst of HR/Ncmsc הַֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֖י 𐤄/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 hakenaani the Canaanites the Kenaanite the Kenaani HTd/Ngmsa יֹשְׁבֵ֣י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey-3 inhabitants of dwellers of dwellers of HVqrmpc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 veyoshevey and inhabitants of and dwellers of and dwellers of HC/Vqrmpc בֵֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt-3 Beth house-of Beyt Shemesh HNp שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh-2 Shemesh House of the Sun Beyt Shemesh HNp וּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and Beth and house-of and Beyt Anat HC/Np עֲנָ֔ת 𐤏𐤍𐤕 anat-2 Anath House of Anat Beyt Anat HNp הָי֥וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu became they were they were HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp לָ/מַֽס 𐤋/𐤌𐤎 lamas for forced labor to corvée levy for corvée levy HR/Ncmsa
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